I went to Yoshiwara today planning on trying out Cream Lemon due to the 90 minute for 24, 000 yen campaign and good reviews here. I was a little lazy to call and make an appointment, so I just showed up around 2pm on Sunday hoping things wouldn't be busy but they were. The person at the front greeted me kindly but said that without an appointment I would have to wait 1. 5-2 hours. I decided to just head home because I didn't feel like sitting in a waiting room for two hours. On the return path I was stopped by the Kadoebi guy who was pretty persistent about me going in to view the pictures of the girls. I asked about the price first because I didn't want to go in and find out that everything cost 70, 000 yen like it can sometimes. He said that it would be 28, 000 yen for 80 minutes and that the shop next door was cheaper but of lower quality, and that I should come and view the pictures; if I didn't like what I saw I was free to go next door. I double checked the price with him just to make sure it wasn't just the entry fee, which fortunately prompted him to give me a 2000 yen off coupon to further entice me to go in. [url]http://honten.kadoebi.co.jp/index.html[/url]
I found out why the guy was so desperate to get me inside. The place was completely empty. I found the inside to be very classy and beautiful. It had a very old Japan look to it and the waiting room was huge with comfy chairs and a giant TV. The staff brought me a drink and some snacks first, then came back with three pictures. I picked Kari and the guy said "we're different from other places, we don't photoshop the pictures so the girl will look even cuter in real life." I naturally took that with a grain of salt, but after a 5 minute wait, I was brought over to the room end of the establishment and Kari pretty much looked like her picture. She was reasonably cute looking and had a fairly nice body.
I was led into the room and things started with a shower on the funky plastic chair, and then I was told to wait in the bath while she prepped the air mattress. When things were ready she first came into the bathtub for some DFK and BBBJ then led me to the mat. The mat play was as you see in AV films and eventually you're flipped over for some CFS. After round 1 you go back into the bathtub while the girl cleans up then you dry yourself off and go to the bed. Drinks are then delivered to the room so you can take a break, have a drink and chat with the girl. After a bit of chatting, the girl naturally leads you into round 2 on the bed. After that you're showered again, then a bit of time in the bathtub again, then you dress, say your good byes and head out. I got another drink in the waiting room while I waited for their car to return, then I was given a ride to Nippori station. Hilariously on the way out, I was give a bag full of presents which included a bottle of water, some socks, some money looking note paper, a comb, and a 2013 calendar.
Overall I had a great time. Kari was definitely into it and gave excellent service. I usually use K-deli services which cost around 25, 000 yen for 80 minutes and the hotel room (only one pop) and now I cannot really justify going back to them. The K-deli place I use gives excellent service and the girls are attractive, but the service is nowhere what you receive at a Yoshiwara soapland. The usual tradeoff is that budget soaps usually have older fatter women working there, but Kadoebi didn't seem to have that problem. I'm definitely going back, especially since my 2000 yen off coupon is infinitely reusable.
So about the process. You pay 6000 yen (after coupon) up front to the store, then 20, 000 to the girl after everything is done which keeps everything nice and legal in the soapland loophole. I cannot vouch for total gaijin friendliness because I have the ability to pass myself off as a regular Japanese guy, but seeing how dead everything was I'm sure they'd rather accept a foreigner than have no business. Most likely you'll have to speak decent Japanese though, because I don't think anyplace in Yoshiwara takes people who they can't communicate to.
