When someone mentions Japan, what do you initially think of? Think about what first comes to mind when you think about this country. This may or may not surprise you, but Japan has a very large sex industry that still thrives after hundreds and hundreds of years. Very well-known among lovers of the adult genre are the sometimes quite outrageous porn movies made in Japan depicting unusual scenarios and stories, and prostitution is still very much present in larger metropolitan areas.
Tokyo is a city of some fantastic nightlife, and the metropolis is so huge that even the most adventurous of night owls could never see absolutely everything the city has to offer for night entertainment, even if they stay for years and go out every weekend. Shinjuku in central Tokyo is considered one of the most lively hotspots for nightlife in the country with the famous gay bar street on 2-Chome, countless clubs and bars, and, of course, the Shinjuku Kabukicho Red Light District.
This is just one of the pieces of Japanese erotic art you can find. It is interesting and slightly bemusing that sex is so celebrated in artwork and modern pop cultures such as animation, as well as the fact that you can find many sex shops in Tokyo such as Shibuya and even Akihabara, yet the Japanese as a society remain, on the surface, quite shy and reluctant to talk about it. Nightly pleasures for rich men and sometimes women are by no means a brand new concept.
Are you curious about what this curious street has to offer? Here are some things to be very careful of when going there. Different types of services are available in the red light district; you can either pay a prostitute for chatting only with no body contact whatsoever or go for the special treatment. So, just how expensive is it? Every drink you have in the club will be charged separately, so be careful if you plan on ordering drinks once you are inside.
If you pick a girl for companionship, every hour you spend with her will burn a few thousand yen. Some clubs will impose other fees, too. This is why this kind of night can turn out to cost you the equivalent of hundreds of dollars, even without touching any of the girls!
