So, to try out the blog, I'm going to talk about the number one reason I'm SO happy I moved here. Why? Because posting the 1000 reasons I hate Tokyo takes too long!
So the number one reason is......Kabukicho (歌舞伎町)!!! Why? Because at any time you may run into a few little hosts on their way to work (or hustling in the streets). There's nothing that gets my blood moving faster than a shortie-long back hairstyle and a pair of razor thin pointed boots! The lamé suits also amuse me to no end.
Often host clubs do not encourage foreign women to enter. This may be due to racism, or it could be that the hosts are just terrified of having to practice a language they haven't used since they graduated from high school. Whatever the reason, I usually don't get many fliers when I'm walking down the street (please do not ascribe this to the fact that I'm SO unattractive that no host will give me one...because that will only confirm my greatest fear).
Being curious about host clubs and what REALLY goes on there (they can't all be like the tv dramas, can they?) I started asking around. Turns out one club, Acqua is VERY friendly to foreigners. They also have their own band (made up of the staff, of course) and give out a video to loyal customers (which you can youtube search as "club acqua"). Please note, the videos are NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Naked men, showers, need I say more?
Now, having knowledge of a club in Kabukicho (my favorite place) that accepts the western ladies, I am determined to go. My pal D wants to go for her birthday in January and I needed no promting to agree. So I am saving my pennies to splurge on the (educational) experience of a host club.
For those of you in Tokyo who are interested (or the curious outside of Japan) take a gander at the official site of Acqua here.
A little eye candy for you. Click on the picture to enlarge:
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