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Saitama Soapland Income

Taniguchi, with 20-plus years in the fuzoku world, breaks down Saitama soapland income from firsthand experience.

Saitama Soapland Income

Today's topic: "Saitama soapland income."

I'll walk through it mixing my own firsthand experience from 20-plus years in fuzoku (Japan's licensed adult-entertainment business) with what I've dug up doing research.

The basics

Let me lay out the fundamentals you should know about this corner of the world.

Elon
ElonThe first time I went to a soapland (Japanese bathhouse-style full-service shop) in Yoshiwara I was 25. That was back before I'd had the pearl implant done. These days, watching a girl's reaction when I show up with the pearls is one of the little pleasures. The conversation when a girl asks "wait, what is that?" turns out to be surprisingly fun.

When you've watched this industry as long as I have, you learn that the very same topic gets graded completely differently depending on whether you're looking at it from the customer's side or the girl's side.

What I can say from experience

I'll talk from what I've actually lived through.

Elon
ElonI don't have any ambition to conquer every soapland in the country, but I've hit the famous "must-visit" shops in each region. My takeaway: service quality and cleanliness don't move in lockstep. There are dirt-cheap shops with downright divine service.

I believe lived experience beats theory. Especially in this business, it's a world where reps matter more than book knowledge.

My bottom line

Elon
Elon42, single, living alone. When nearly every paycheck disappears into fuzoku, you naturally develop an eye for the real thing. That's not a brag and it's not a regret — just a fact I'm putting on the record.

The place I keep coming back to in the end is First Class Ruby. The only reason it shows up over and over on this site is simple: it's the shop I actually repeat at. Use that for what it's worth.