[QUOTE=Askevi;2974348]Anyone have any experience being black in Tokyo and getting service, either from a soapland or from the delivery health services? Any recommendations on providers who will see black customers? I know racism is a part of life everywhere, and that Japan can be particularly difficult. Not going to lament it, just don't want to waste time going to places or trying to order something, only to have people cancel on me once they see me. I'm an English only speaker as well. Appreciate if there are any guides or suggestions to help navigate. Thanks much.[/QUOTE]I want to add that the very first time I entered Luxe oppai pub, first customer I saw inside was black. He spoke English. Other customers were British. Eventually I noticed there were some Japanese customers. It's random but quite a mix depending on when you go. I have heard black restrictions are less common than they used to be in Japan, don't know much more though.
In Roppongi and Shibuya lots of black customers in clubs, pubs, and bars. There are a small subset of Japanese women that prefer black men, it's not a lot but once you combine that with places like Shibuya where open minded women tend to go, guys do have some success. Same way I've told the story where I picked up 3 girls in Roppongi over 6 nights (separate trips). Wouldn't have happened in other random parts of Tokyo.
An important tip I want to give you is to go to the Manzoku station. They will simply know and tell you upfront which shops you can and can't go into. It's not their decision, but they have every shop on speed dial and will just ask. In my case they said exactly "We have a Japanese speaking foreigner, what do you think?" and the answer was an immediate yes as long as they weren't full (which happens 10 pm most days or 9 pm Friday Sat for oppai pubs). They never mentioned my race to the shop, the shop never asked. Every time. I'm standing right next to him as he makes the phone call. Now granted, you might not speak any Japanese at all, so you are being blocked by that. But you can 100% get into Luxe for example since they are English friendly and I confirmed with my two eyes that all races are welcome.
It sucks, but there is a 20% versus 80% entry gap due entirely to language skill alone. A Japanese speaking black person would get into way more shops as an English speaking white guy, no contest. But I can only speak for my experience in these cities, I'm sure some countryside places are still more backwards in thinking.
It needs to be said that even my Japanese speaking Japanese American friend could not get into a few 'elite' shops. He was high level fluent but had a clear accent, and in any case never pretended to be a local. This was 20 years ago, I think things have improved a bit all around though. There are way more foreigner friendly and even English friendly shops.
[QUOTE=Drbombay;2974479]I'm Black American and have not had any real problems. It's all about how you carry yourself. In the ones that let foreigners in, just remain calm and don't make a big fuss over things if they are not up to your liking and that will go a long way. The best one I found was GFE down in Kawasaki. They take all foreigners.[/QUOTE]You're right that impressions matter. When I was in Nagoya 20 years ago I was one of the few foreigners let into oppai pubs. But I spoke some Japanese, and I was a well-spoken well-dressed nerd so their assessment was no problem. I knew I was one of the few because most girls said I was the only foreigner they had ever seen, while girls who worked longer could recall weeks or months back when they saw another. The irony was oppai pubs were one of the few places that consistently let me in, since it required minimum language skills.
I remember a few times the staff checked in on the girls after our session, with the girl saying no problem at all (in taking care of with me). One time I took a girl to VIP (in Nagoya it was super cheap) and the staff walked in on me on top of the girl, we were quite passionate. She was perfectly fine and safe, but he came in to tell me the VIP was up. I informed him that I needed one more hour. I like to think that I did my part to open the gates to foreigners a little that day.
Places that had more or less action than oppai pubs didn't. Like with hostess clubs they refused since it's all about talking and I'd disturb other customers. And with full service they were worried about communication and following rules. But just two years later when I learned more Japanese, it was less a problem. Now, I can get into 80% or 90%. It used to be 10% or 20% depending on the city.
