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What's with the 666 in the first pic?




666 is a fuzokuten, or fashion health. it's like a brothel that passes itself off as a massage/happy ending place, but actually provides the whole shaboodlewang. they occupy most buildings in that block, and share girls across their own well organized network. the actual layout of the establishments are but a small entrance area with a couch and some mags, and the rest of the room curtained off into small sections that more than slightly resemble an emergency ward, gurneys and all. of course this is where the systematic routine takes place. this is kinda like the cheaper alternative though, and more often that not populated with digruntled korean whore-bitches that constantly try to cheat you, and that have long since had the positive associations of sexuality banged way the hell out of them, only to perfect the aystematic programming of terminal robotic sexuality. controlled by yakuza, ran by chinpira (the donny brascos of y-land). and for the most part left alone by police. these businesses are pretty much all day and night affairs, with the sweet shibuya honey-whores sleeping by day and venturing to the suprmarket in trademark sweats and barely passable sex hair..


As someone who is thinking about going to Japan, how are Gaijin treated at brothels, massage parlors, escort services, those places you pick out girls and then date them and so on.

Also I heard alot of places(like those tube hotels) don't allow people with tattoo's, does that apply to Gaijin.



I think it's just a case of some do, some don't. at some you are just straight out denied entry with a obnoxiously doorblocking, hands crossed in fron of face "japanese only!" command, but there are others that cater for foreigners, and even have english speaking staff there to make life easier for those that can't speak japanese, and then there are some that will tolerate your patronage if you have an acceptable level of japanese language ability. you have to remember, this is a society that has very few/no laws about racism. as a foreigner living here it becomes an unavoidable fact of life, something that you just have to deal with. when I was recently looking for an apartment, my applications were denied FOUR times, on the simple grounds that I am not a japanese national.

tattoos are generally frowned apon, for example, many sports clubs or onsens (japanese hot spring places) won't allow people with tattoos because they are considered to be the mark of someone with a criminal association.



here's some relevant info on tattoos in japan from the japanpage.com:

"Traditional Japanese tattoos

To greatly oversimplify, Japanese tattoos traditionally did not consist of words and short phrases. Instead, landscapes, battle scenes, mystical figures and other pictures were more common. The idea of writing something in kanji as a tattoo is largely a Western idea.
Tattoos in History

Tattoos have had a mixed history in Japan. They started as deeply religious and spiritual markings, or outward signs of high status, as far back as 10,000 years ago. By the 4th Century AD, however, tattoos became a way to mark criminals, and therefore started to fall into disfavor. During the Edo period, tattoos became a way to voluntarily identify oneself with the criminal underworld. At the same time, however, tattooing fads came and went, and were often used by non-criminal elements in society. Perhaps the most notable were Edo-period firemen, who used tattoos to convey an outward sign of their own dashing, courage, and - perhaps most important - group loyalty.

During the Meiji period, tattoos were made illegal in an attempt to better Japan's image for the outside world.

Tattoos are no longer illegal in Japan (thanks to the post-war occupation forces), but they still continue to carry negative associations.

Although tattoos are slowly becoming more popular amongst Japan's youth, they are typically of the Western 'one point' style, rather than the traditional 'full body' Japanese works.
Tattoos and the Yakuza

Tattoos were, and are, prevalent in organized gangs such as the Yakuza. They are viewed as a sign of loyalty to the organisation as the traditional tattooing methods involve excruciating pain. This is one of the reasons that people with tattoos may be viewed suspiciously or fearfully and not be welcomed in establishments like public baths where their tattooed skin will be visible. That's not to say everyone with a tattoo is some sort of hardened criminal but this association should be born in mind."



regarding current info on where you can and can't go for fashion healths (in tokyo), just visit:

http://www.internationalsexguide.info/forum/showthread.php?t=977
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