Home to Japan’s largest and most well-known Red-Light District, Kabukicho of Shinjuku. Deep within the arches of Ichiban-gai surrounding Kabukicho Tower, you’ll find a plethora of sex services on offer for both male and female goers to have a wild night out in Tokyo. The area’s main attraction for locales is the large concentration of host and hostess clubs where patrons can enjoy the company of the opposite sex over exorbitantly priced drinks at the hundreds of stores that call this area home.
Female sex workers frequent the area to work and enjoy the services of these host clubs, where young gigolos tend to prostitutes looking to unwind in a never-ending cycle of emotional exploitation fueled by earnings from the commercial sex industry.
As a foreigner, you’ll encounter dozens of African touts after dark on the streets of Kabukicho, fortifying themselves in high-traffic areas singing their spill to passersby about the “best xxx service” just around the corner. Do not engage with these individuals, let alone anyone you meet on the streets of Kabukicho, including streetwalkers found loitering around Okubo Park.
The large selection of love hotels found behind APA Hotel Kabukicho Tower goes all the way north towards Shin-Okubo: Tokyo’s Korea town, which is the next station after Shinjuku on the Yamanote line, Northbound. Love hotels can be found towards Shin-Okubo in lesser frequency the further you go from Kabukicho.
Sex workers utilize these hourly hotels in the area where agencies arrange sexual services for demanding clients. Behind closed doors, private arrangements for services outside the scope of the services are the norm, being full-service sex, usually for an additional fee as negotiated.
Tokyo Hentai Club
On the third floor, next to the now-defunct Robot Restaurant, is the entrance to the Taro Building, home to Tokyo Hentai Club.
Undoubtedly, Tokyo’s most famous sex service for foreigners since its inception in 2016 with the opening of its first Shibuya branch. The shop front here gives you access to uncensored images of the working girls, some being porn stars. That can be booked on the spot or at a later time and date in person. The staff are Filipino and can speak English fluently, making booking easy.
- Official Website (English)
- Genre : Delivery Health / Hotel Health
- Price :￥22,000~
- Shop Location
Lovely Hands
On the same floor, you’ll find Lovely Hands, another popular option for foreigners due to its low price point compared to Tokyo Hentai Club, where the minimum charge starts at 22,000 yen for a silver-grade girl. The two services can’t be compared as the only thing you’ll get is a basic hand job here, hence the name “Lovely Hands.”
- Official Website (English/Chinese/Korean)
- Genre : Onakura
- Price :￥4,980~
- Shop Location
Strawberry Jam
For incall services where you don’t have to go to a love hotel, you can drop by Strawberry Jam, located on the same block as the iconic I LOVE KABUKICHO building opposite the Godzilla statue in central Kabukicho. Strawberry Jam has a long history of welcoming foreigners at its now-only branch. Its sister store in Shibuya of the same name closing down during the pandemic.
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Genre : Fashion Health
- Price :￥8,000~
- Shop Location
Pink Salon in Shinjuku
Another loss during this time was the only foreigner-friendly Pink Salon in Shinjuku, Happy Hinomaru. As of August 2024, no new foreigner-friendly options have sprung up, with punters seeking this type of service now required to visit Sugamo or Gotanda for the few shops left that are open to servicing foreigners in the suck shop genre.
- Happy Hinomaru (CLOSED)
Madonna
Budget punters seeking to get their feet wet without breaking the bank can drop by Madonna. It is one of the two only peep shows currently operating in Tokyo. Situated directly in front of the Godzilla statue, where you can enjoy live strip shows in the comfort of your own booth through a one-way mirror.
- Official Website (Japanese)
- Genre : Peep Show
- Price :￥2,000~
- Shop Location
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