Anyone else find it more than just a little bit weird that you would be planning to visit prostitutes in another country? Just seems so damned creepy to me...
But then I have never sought out the services of a prostitute in any country and don't quite understand the allure :confused:

Remember who started this thread....

Don't be surpirse, but I know people who would visit another country just for that reason

I took a few friends with me to Japan in 2007, including me, there were only 2 orientals in that group. My Italian friend really want to visit a strip joint so I took them. I had a hard enough time taking them to a strip joint in Osaka (Juso OS or something), it cost me a bit of broken conversation with the old man sitting at the front to let us in, even after entering, the bouncer (i will call them that, but I am sure they are associated with a family) keep walking by us. Its not a form of discrimination, they are just extra careful with a foreigner.

That was with a strip join. And as far as I know, any establishment that provide any kind of sexual services will most likely NOT let a foreigner in.... there are exceptions I am sure, but very very rare

Hostess bar is completely different story, the aim was no to sell sex, but to sell expensive overpriced drinks...

If your interest is just in prostitution (Oriental to be specific), you should go to Thailand or Philippine, or China.... Japan is just not the place for it. Unfortunately, contradict to popular believes, Non-Orientals attract attention in Japan because they stood out as minority and nothing else....

Having sex with someone from a different country is a turn on. To me, anyway. I dunno if it's just me or there're people out there who feel that way. As a woman, I don't find appealing the idea of having sex with a person who does so for a living, and I doubt I'd feel any differently about it if I were a male. However, I do understand the thrill that comes with sleeping with a stranger who doesn't speak the same language as you, for some weird reason. But before paying a hooker I'd try to get someone do it for free, someone who'd be willing to try the same experience.

Going to a strip club doesn't mean you're getting laid. On the contrary, most strip clubs forbid the girls to have any kind of contact with the customers.

Thanks, water-trade that is the word I was scratching my brain for.

I am confused, you said you have seem the opposite, then went on to explain that there is no prostitution in host bars. That is what I said. It is very rare to have anything above a massage (ie light flirting)
What is opposite?


again that is what I said, the places of actual prostitution are the SE women in low class establishments.

I really hope the last part about moving to Japan then getting to know the Yakuza is a joke!:rolleyes:

If you want to have conversations in Hostess bars better hope your Japanese is up to scratch, although これはとても高い飲物ですよ is probably all you'll be able to remember when the bills comes.

Japan is not really a place for foreigners to come for prostitution I feel, it exists in various guises for the locals, but as MMM and someone else said it seems foreigners are really not welcome, as this amounts to some kind of sexual tourism, which is not a great reputation for Japan to be giving out really.

I am sure there are other parts of Asia you can go for sex tourism.

As for clubs and bars, there are various websites I sure you can find that explain good places for gaijin to have a good time and even chat-up/pick-up women.

tokyoclubbers.com

Seemed a good explanation to me, but I have not been drinking really whilst in Japan so can't vouch for the accuracy of it.

In the Gotanda (Tokyo) area, appropriately nicknamed "Hoetanda," you'll get propositioned for sexual services every ten meters. I only thought it was HJs and whatever at first, but a friend told me first hand it's actual intercourse. I'm pretty sure it's with SE Asian women though. And they accept foreign customers because they specifically target you and will ask in English.

I'm kind of curious if anyone can answer a question though. People always say that cops have nothing to do here in Japan, yet there are "pimps" all over the major stations on weekends. Why don't the cops deal with this?

If a foreigner can't get laid within a few hours of stepping foot inside the average dance club then he's got some serious problem.
Just in case it's not the same everywhere in Japan, the places I know for sure are the Sam&Dave clubs in Osaka and especially Kyoto and I've heard it's the same in all major cities.
The concept of paying for sex just blows my mind.

The sex trade in all it's forms is legal so long as penetration doesn't occur. Assuming the organization has registered itself, check out デリヘル.

Yeah, I've heard of the "no penetration" standard, but there are plenty of people I've talked to who've gone all the way, and most of the time I'm propositioned it's for "full service." All a cop would have to do is either do an underground sting or just follow the pimp back to their shop, kick down the door, and see what activities are taking place.