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We finally had a chance to check out the new Bliss Out location after they moved this year. The new shop is actually labelled, instead of just walking into a shady, unmarked basement and hoping for the best.
The staff are friendly and welcoming as before, it's easy to enter as a foreign couple, though knowing some Japanese is certainly helpful.
The shoe box and coat check in the genkan feel very crowded. If you arrive as a single person, it may be fine, but for us arriving as a trio we were stepping all over each other.
There are lockers. The men's lockers are exposed and basically in the bar area. The women's lockers have a curtain around them for slightly more privacy when changing clothes. There are no numbers on the lockers currently so, don't forget which one you picked.
They removed the couple pricing and it's been a minute so I can't recall the previous fee, but it seemed to be a lot more expensive than it was before. I split the cost with my partner, despite me only owing the "single woman" fee of $0, but it feels like a lot of money for the size and features of the place.
Only one toilet and shower. You may end up waiting longer than before to use either.
Condoms, lube and toys are well stocked. There are costumes available for women to wear (or men "if you don't stretch them")
No more upstairs and downstairs set-up. It's all one floor. The 'bar' area has the cage table and stirrup seat from the old location, as well as some bar stools, couches and a bean bag (yogibo). It's reasonably comfortable but did reach "standing room only" levels on Saturday night.
There's no longer any bar service. It's now pour your own drinks; which could be a pro for some. I was fairly neutral on it. There's unlimited low end shochu and whisky as well as soft drinks for mixing. You can purchase better liquors, if you are more discerning, but we didn't go through that process.
There's now only one playroom, compared to the two before. It's quite narrow. About the height of a bed when you're lying down. Space for maybe 4 couples to play if you want some breathing room—5 if you're real friendly. Doesn't have the same kind of "party" vibe that the old, larger play room had. Seems to be more suited to parallel play than group play. For us, this is a downside. At times it was too crowded to enter.
The red LED lighting they have now in the playroom is quite good, though. I'd say that was an upgrade.
There are three, curtained "peeping rooms" that look into the play room. The middle one is larger. There's a lattice to look through and some holes at the bottom you could reach through. Apparently you may play in the peeping rooms as well, but only if you like standing and kneeling. There's no seating. There are some train-esque ring handholds hanging from the ceiling.
Due to the proximity and the wall not going all the way to the top, the conversations in the bar area are EXTREMELY audible from the play room. There were several INCREDIBLY loud drunk Japanese guys basically just shouting, which really took us out of the action at times since it sounded like they were right beside us.
We did have a good time, but that's mainly due to us inviting some friends with us, so we would have had a good time playing with them regardless. Definitely will be a very occasional repeat from us, considering the price and now much more limited amenities.
The staff are friendly and welcoming as before, it's easy to enter as a foreign couple, though knowing some Japanese is certainly helpful.
The shoe box and coat check in the genkan feel very crowded. If you arrive as a single person, it may be fine, but for us arriving as a trio we were stepping all over each other.
There are lockers. The men's lockers are exposed and basically in the bar area. The women's lockers have a curtain around them for slightly more privacy when changing clothes. There are no numbers on the lockers currently so, don't forget which one you picked.
They removed the couple pricing and it's been a minute so I can't recall the previous fee, but it seemed to be a lot more expensive than it was before. I split the cost with my partner, despite me only owing the "single woman" fee of $0, but it feels like a lot of money for the size and features of the place.
Only one toilet and shower. You may end up waiting longer than before to use either.
Condoms, lube and toys are well stocked. There are costumes available for women to wear (or men "if you don't stretch them")
No more upstairs and downstairs set-up. It's all one floor. The 'bar' area has the cage table and stirrup seat from the old location, as well as some bar stools, couches and a bean bag (yogibo). It's reasonably comfortable but did reach "standing room only" levels on Saturday night.
There's no longer any bar service. It's now pour your own drinks; which could be a pro for some. I was fairly neutral on it. There's unlimited low end shochu and whisky as well as soft drinks for mixing. You can purchase better liquors, if you are more discerning, but we didn't go through that process.
There's now only one playroom, compared to the two before. It's quite narrow. About the height of a bed when you're lying down. Space for maybe 4 couples to play if you want some breathing room—5 if you're real friendly. Doesn't have the same kind of "party" vibe that the old, larger play room had. Seems to be more suited to parallel play than group play. For us, this is a downside. At times it was too crowded to enter.
The red LED lighting they have now in the playroom is quite good, though. I'd say that was an upgrade.
There are three, curtained "peeping rooms" that look into the play room. The middle one is larger. There's a lattice to look through and some holes at the bottom you could reach through. Apparently you may play in the peeping rooms as well, but only if you like standing and kneeling. There's no seating. There are some train-esque ring handholds hanging from the ceiling.
Due to the proximity and the wall not going all the way to the top, the conversations in the bar area are EXTREMELY audible from the play room. There were several INCREDIBLY loud drunk Japanese guys basically just shouting, which really took us out of the action at times since it sounded like they were right beside us.
We did have a good time, but that's mainly due to us inviting some friends with us, so we would have had a good time playing with them regardless. Definitely will be a very occasional repeat from us, considering the price and now much more limited amenities.
