Foreigner friendly pink salons in Tokyo

The pink salon or pinsaro is the Japanese version of the blowjob bar. I haven’t done a complete history of suck shops around the globe. But it does seem as if the BJ bar idea may have originated in Japan at some point in the past. Whatever the case these hummer houses are well known and common in Tokyo.

For those who don’t know, pink salons have women on staff who give oral sex to customers for a set price. The fee is usually around 4000 Yen ($27 USD) though some places do charge a lot more or a lot yes. Women in some of these suck shops allow customers to touch or kiss their bodies in different areas. The limits are set by the ladies themselves. Though actual vaginal intercourse is never allowed.

Pink salons are obviously cheap. To my knowledge there are no legal businesses offering blowjobs on demand in any developed country other than Japan. Even if there were, it is likely that the price would be much higher. Tokyo is often described as an expensive city. Yet oral sex is available for the equivalent of around 25 American dollars.

Of course pinsaros are considered the lowest end of the commercial sex industry in Japan. After all, we are talking about places where women fellate strangers day after day for a relatively low amount of money. Still these places are unique and quite notable. Especially for those of us hailing from other parts of the world.

Gaijin friendly pinsaros in Tokyo

Although pink salons are common in Japan most do not accept foreign customers. Different reasons are given for this ranging from xenophobia to widespread ideas that foreign men are more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases.

The kindest excuse I have heard is that the blow job shops fear they cannot accommodate foreigners who don’t understand their rules or way of doing things. In an interview published on this site years ago a pink salon worker says she has never served a gaijin. Most women in her line of work would surely say the same.

I have been writing about pinsaros for years. Tokyo is the largest city in Japan and home to the most pink salons. I have done a lot of research there and reported my findings here. I believe I have identified all of the pink salons in the city that will openly accept foreigners. They are:

• Happy Hinomaru
• Jan Jan
• Academy a/k/a Club World
• Golden King
• Dio / Emotion

The number of gaijin friendly BJ shops is low and hasn’t changed in some time even as whole foreigner friendly soaplands have opened. There have been three real changes in recent years. The first came when the Strawberry Club in Otsuka changed its name and banned foreigners. The second came when Look x Look in Kanda stopped admitting gaijin. The final blow was the shuttering of Happy Hinmaru.

Happy Hinomaru in Shinjuku

Happy Hinomaru may have been the most well known gaijin friendly blowjob bar in Tokyo. At the very least it was the most visible. Located in the middle of the infamous Kabukicho entertainment district the place was marked by a neon yellow sign. If that wasn’t enough there was a male agent on the street who tried to goad guys into going inside.

The interior of Hinomaru was almost like a theater. The place was open with little to no privacy. A handful of decidedly average looking women including some rather large Japanese gals gave customers 20 minute blowjobs for 4320 Yen ($30 USD). After many years in business, Happy Hinomaru shut down in the early 2020’s.

Jan Jan in Sugamo

Jan Jan is probably the next most well known foreigner friendly pink salon in Tokyo. Located just outside of Sugamo Station the place has been welcoming in gaijin guys for at least a decade.

Sugamo pinsaros normally have a man stationed in the street to call in potential customers. Typically they will ignore foreigners. That is not the case here. The tout will often call out to foreigners with the name of the shop: “Jan Jan!”

Inside Jan Jan is like a dusty old lounge or tea shop. Privacy is minimal but its not as open as Hinomaru. A middle aged tout waves guys in off the street. A middle aged women at the front desk takes their payment.

A team of four or five mostly average women suck customers off for thirty minutes at a time. It can be hit or miss with some attractive ladies in the mix. Though all are skilled performers. Cum in mouth is standard and some ladies even 69 with customers. The price is 4000 Yen ($27 USD) for foreigners.

Academy in Sugamo

Academy is another blowjob bar on the same street as Jan Jan. It is much smaller and less well known. There is a good reason for that. This small place with just two seats inside usually only has one women on staff. And she is often well into her golden years.

In recent years Academy has raised its prices slightly. With that it has also brought on at least one slightly younger woman. So these days you’re just as likely to encounter a 50 year old as a 60 year old. In the past this was more of a GILF kind of place.

Academy may be one of the smallest blowjob bars in Tokyo. It is difficult to exaggerate just how tiny this place is. With only one or two women on staff and a slow stream of customers it really doesn’t matter much.

Acacdemy is also know as Club World. The ladies inside are happy to suck off foreigners for 5000 Yen ($34 USD). This price gets the customer 30 minutes of oral sex. Some women here work hard to get two loads out in that amount of time. Others put in less effort but are still dedicated to the task at hand.

Golden King in Sugamo

Golden King is yet another pink salon in Sugamo. Located across the street from Jan Jan, this shop employs better looking women than most other foreigner friendly pinsaros. Though it also seems to go back and forth on its admission policy.

At most times Golden King will admit foreigners. Yet at others gaijin are for some reason rejected. There is never any explanation. It can be difficult to understand. Even when the shop had “JAPANESE ONLY” signs posted near the door years ago it was allowing some non-Japanese guys inside.

The actual shop is located up a flight of stairs. It is dimly lit yet a little less private than either Jan Jan or Academy. The pink hued booths are more or less open to the rest of the room. So this place is not for the timid.

The foreigner price for 30 minutes at Golden King is 6000 Yen ($41 USD) during the day and 7000 Yen ($48 USD) at night. This is more than what locals pay. Though since most of the women are in their twenties and sporting more shapely bodies than the competition some men may not mind.

Dio and Emotion in Gotanda

Last but not least there is Dio and Emotion in the Gotanda section of Tokyo. There are two names here but there is really just one shop. A single entrance outside the Gotonda train station leads to a ground floor and another floor upstairs. The same thing happens on both levels.

Dio and Emotion accept foreign customers with limits. Japanese guys have several pricing options including a two-woman rotation and access to some attractive women on staff. Foreigners who cannot speak Japanese are limited to a 30 minute session with a single woman that costs 10,000 Yen ($68 USD). That is more than locals pay for the same service.

Blowjobs normally don’t seem like something to complain about. But this shop tends to assign its least attractive women to foreign customers. Some of the gals are on the older side to be kind. Others are either extremely thin or large in size. With foreigner they also insist on using condoms most times. All of this helps explain what service can be like for gaijin even in foreigner friendly pink salons.

At the moment that’s all I have to report on Tokyo pink salons that accept non-Japanese customers. I first published this report in 2021 and have updated it since. Things may change as time goes on with more shops opening up and accepting gaijin. Or some of the few existing shops could close and ban foreigners all together as has happened before. Only time will tell.