Soapland in Urawa: Working Away From Home

Today I'm writing on the theme of "soapland in Urawa: working away from home" (dekasegi — taking work in a city away from where you live).

I'll explain it by blending my own firsthand experience — over 20 years in fuzoku — with what I've learned from my own research.

The basics

Let me lay out the fundamentals you should know about this area.

Elon42, single, living alone. When nearly your whole paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop "an eye" for it. I'm not bragging and I'm not regretting — I'm just stating it as fact.

Watch this industry long enough and you'll see that the same topic can get a completely different verdict depending on whether you're looking at it from the customer's side or the girl's side.

What I can say from firsthand experience

I'm talking from what I've actually been through.

ElonAfter foreskin surgery and a pearl implant, I now carry the confidence of a guy who's "fully prepared." It widened the range of what I can do in play, sure, but the psychological ease is on another level. To anyone agonizing over getting work done: "Zero regrets — go for it."

I believe firsthand experience beats theory. In this business especially, "reps" matter more than "knowledge."

Wrap-up and my conclusion

ElonHaving surveyed nightlife scenes all over the world, my conclusion is that "a nightlife culture rooted in the local culture is the richest." By that measure, Japan's fuzoku is world-class. That's not blind love — it's a judgment made by comparison.

The place I end up going back to is First Class Ruby. The reason it keeps showing up on this site is simple: it's a shop I actually repeat at. Use it as a reference.