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Practical English guides for international visitors who want to check prices, booking rules, payment, etiquette, and salon selection before using a men's relaxation service in Japan.
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Update: Added a few lighthearted editorial guesses to each topic.
Three small, relatable observations that regular men's esthe visitors tend to recognize — about therapist profiles, room-spotting fan culture, and how in-salon music can stick in your memory.
Update: Added an overview of Shibuya's salon trends (therapist age range, pricing, hideaway locations, concept trends).
An English guide to comparing men's relaxation salons around Shibuya by opening hours, total price, station access and booking method, including notes on the ongoing station redevelopment.
Update: Published an English guide to the East Exit / West Exit character split in Ikebukuro and how it relates to local salon styles.
Ikebukuro's East Exit and West Exit have strikingly different characters, and that split shows up in how men's relaxation salons operate there. A guide to the apartment-style West/North Exit district and the concept-driven East Exit area.
Update: Published an English comparison of MEN'S TBC, Dandy House, and ROLAND Beauty Lounge.
A comparison of three major Japanese men's esthetic salon chains — MEN'S TBC, Dandy House, and ROLAND Beauty Lounge — by treatment focus, target audience, and features, to help you choose by goal.
Update: Added a representative team image and a balanced guide to choosing by service style and experience rather than age alone.
An English guide to how therapist age ranges vary by men's esthe salon in Japan and how to choose by conversation style, treatment experience and atmosphere without relying on age alone.
Update: Added an international visitor booking image and copy-ready messages for prices, late arrival and cancellation.
Copy-ready Japanese and English phrases for international visitors booking a men's relaxation salon in Japan, including prices, language support, delays and cancellations.
Update: Added an image showing how to compare anonymous reviews and social-media-style posts carefully.
An English guide to checking dates, detail, photos, repeated claims and official information when reading men's relaxation salon reviews in Japan.
Update: Added an image showing a convenient station exit and the surrounding city street.
An English guide to evaluating station-near men's relaxation salons in Japan by exit, route, building access, total price, closing time and last train.
Update: Added a reception image that helps readers picture checking payment and cancellation conditions.
An English guide to cash, cards, mobile payments, booking changes, cancellation fees, late arrival, refunds and records to keep when using a men's relaxation salon in Japan.
Update: Added a reception image that helps readers picture checking prices and payment before booking.
An English guide to comparing men's relaxation prices in Japan, including course length, extra charges, coupons, total cost and questions to ask before booking.
Update: Published five practical checks to help first-time visitors compare salons before booking.
Five practical checks for first-time visitors to a men's esthe in Japan: profile photos, reviews, course length, final price and service rules.
Update: Added an apartment-style salon welcome image and a practical safety checklist for choosing a salon in Japan.
An English guide to comparing men's relaxation salons in Japan by total price, location, service scope, official information, reviews and booking terms.