Valentine in Shin Matsudo
Went back to Valentine in Shin Matsudo. Norika wasn't there, but Milk was. Also a lovely 18 year old. It was another great session. They are kind of tucked in an alley, so they don't get as much business as they mght if they were more visible on the street. I was talking to the owner about these things, and he encouraged me to send my friends. So here is a nice little place with young Japanese girls that is gaijin-friendly.I was surprised to see they have a menu with prices in the rooms, including AF, gansha, take-home panties, photography, and a host of other activities ranging from 1k to 10k (AF is 10k, but when I asked Milk about it, she said she didn't do that. There's a website with a map ([url]http://valentinelove.net/map.html[/url]). The prices on the webpage seem a little off - the basic cost for 40 minutes is 12k, or 11 before 7 p.m. It goes up from there. And I think the photos of the girls are old - the two I have met there are not in the photos, but otherwise the website may be sueful if you are heading that way.
Question: Ikebukuro Love Hotels, Where?
Planning to meet a nampa success this weekend in Ikebukuro and was wondering where the love hotels are around the station. I'm thinking they must be on the west side since the east side has all the department stores, banks, etc., but I don't know the west side that well. Many thanks in advance; always nice to take care of all the pre-, during-, and post-activities near one station instead of riding all over Tokyo just because you don't know where the love hotels are at a certain place!Been following the Joban line discussion with much interest. I take it occasionally myself (very occasionally), and all I can say is that if you are coming back from a place like Kameari, you will have no choice but to take a local train (I think) and switch at Nishi Nippori to the Yamanote. There must be a better way, and I'm hoping to figure the darned thing out one of these days, but I see lots of Japanese people, too, at the ticket exchange window at Nishi Nippori Station with bewildered looks on their faces. It just seems that if you buy a ticket to Tokyo Station from Kameari, at the price shown on the overhead sign above the ticket machines, you shouldn't have to pay extra money when you transfer at Nishi Nippori. But I guess if the local train is in fact a Chiyoda "subway" train, and you then switch to JR at Nishi Nippori, it makes sense. Maybe there's more information written on the board somewhere, in Japanese, but I never think to look for it when I'm buying a ticket. If anyone can shed light on the easiest way to get from Kameari to Tokyo without going all the way to Nishi Nippori, I would appreciate that, too!
Consider Asia Center of Japan
Phuquer,Not sure where you hope to score your phuque buddies, but consider staying at Asia Center of Japan, which is about five minutes from Aoyama Ichome station on the Ginza, Hanzomonzon and Oedo lines. You can get a small double room for about $95 a night. Single for about $75.15 minutes on foot to two entertainment areas -- Roppongi and Akasaka. A 10 min ride on the Ginza line to She Blew Ya (Shibuya) and 10 min or so on the Oedo line to Shinjuku.
Directions to NY NY and Champs
It's about a 5 minute walk from Ueno station. You go out the central exit (or the Shinobazu exit is even closer) from Ueno Station and walk toward the park (right) and then when you have to turn one way or the other, go left (the park is just behind the buildings you turned at) - so that you walk right by the entrance to Keisei Ueno station. After you pass Keisei you come soon to a major cross street along one end of Ueno park. Cross at that light and take the next right - it'll be obvious that you are entering an entertainment district. You then walk up that street for approximately 2 -3 blocks. Look down the little streets to your left. I don't remember whether its the 2nd or 3rd street, but somewhere in that range. When you look down that street you'll see the big American flag hanging vertically over the entrance to NY NY - it's on the right side of that street. If you want Champs, its just beyond NY NY.Facial in Japanese is gansha - i had it at Champs with Aoyama, who I recommend.Have a good time.
Ikebukuro Love Hotels (report)
Thanks to Lumberjack and Stew2 for their PMs giving me solid, detailed info on the love hotel scene around Ikebukuro station. The nampa lady and I ended up going to one on the east side simply because we were in the neighborhood to see a movie and eat lunch after the movie.As Lumberjack told me, there are many hotels around a small park southeast of the station. Prices were great; we got a room for three hours for 3600 yen, though it was small. Toilet was separate from shower and bath room, which is good of course, but the sink was in the bedroom part! Also, there was no low table to chill out at and drink or chat while watching TV between rounds. The name of this hotel was Tiffany, in katakana. We checked in about 1400, and there were lots of 20ish students in the area, possibly university or "semmon gakkou" students. Kind of embarrassing for me, but after we had walked through the area we doubled back and went down the side street by Tiffany when I saw an entrance sign there. I was a little relieved we wouldn't have to walk in from the "main" street in broad daylight. As it was, we ran into a young couple while checking in and another while checking out. I heard the young lady pass us by after we checked out saying, "Bikkurishita!", meaning, "Wow, I was surprised! (to see a foreigner)" Probably a totally different atmosphere at night, though, would be my guess. I imagine the students are mostly commuters.Stew2 told me of hotels on the west side, near a convention center just southwest of the station. Maybe more comfortable for a grownup like me to use one of those hotels? I don't know; guess I'll have to take nampa lady over there and see. Thanks for the info, Stew2. Also thanks to all who have graciously cleared up the JR Joban line mystery!
