Honestly, there are very few brick and mortar fuzoku establishments - of any variety - that meet that standard, but especially soaplands.
I can’t think of any that would even come close to what is shown in the typical soapland themed JAV.
Those are all filmed in upscale love hotels.
Honestly, there are very few brick and mortar fuzoku establishments - of any variety - that meet that standard, but especially soaplands. As has been mentioned elsewhere, most of them are dealing with building code restrictions that the prefectural government has been using to try to "starve" them out, so a lot of them haven't had any renovation work since Ishihara's first bid for the Olympics was planned.
Yes! From what I remember, under Japan’s Fire Services Act, all buildings over 31 mt are considered high-rises and they shall meet a variety of fire safety regulations.
Fire regulations are very strict for interiors as well and ensuring fire safety with non flammable materials is a must. That sort of limits the possibilities.