[MMM]

I have been saying this for years, but it looks like it needs to be repeated again.

Living in Japan for 3 years and having visited cities up from Hokkaido to Kyushu, only once was I told I could not enter a business. (It was a illegal massage parlor, and to be clear, I was walking by and the barker outside approached me to tell me I could not go in.)

I have never seen one of these signs, but notice the video rarely shows what kind of shop foreigners are banned from.

From what I understand the majority are places that foreigners shouldn't be messing around with anyway. Massage parlors, hostess lounges, cabarets, etc... all places famous for charging outrageous prices. Where Japanese won't complain about an all you can drink libations at 20,000 yen an hour, but lots of foreigners will. How to fix the problem? Don't let complainers in.

Consider these signs a blessing. Your wallet will thank you.