Skirts are left on”… “Unexpected measures” initiated by the adult entertainment industry in the wake of the exposé of the largest pin salon in the Shibuya industry.
A “bitter pill” due to the gray zone
In response to the recent revelations, rivals have been forced to take countermeasures.
When we called a popular restaurant in Tokyo and asked about the situation, they replied , “Since the “Sukkiri” expose, we have been discouraging our female staff and male customers from being completely naked. However, we have not made any particular changes to the interior of the store.
A regular customer adds, “I have not changed anything about the interior of the restaurant since mid-December 2010.
When I went there in mid-December 2010, a girl told me, ‘You can touch me, but you can’t be completely naked. I took off my underwear but kept my skirt on. The costumes, which imitated sailor uniforms, were designed to bare breasts when zipped down, but they were only zipped down to the point where we could see their cleavage.
The partition between each box seat was covered with a white sheet-like material. The same white-colored sheet was attached to the entrance of the box seats with Velcro tape and could be opened and closed. It was probably intended as a simple door. During play, this simple door was closed so that it could not be seen by others.
These minor measures will not solve the fundamental problem, but the store is still in business. On the other hand, while some of the pincaros that appear to be under the umbrella of the “Komei” group mentioned at the beginning of this article have changed their names and resumed operations, all of the stores in Tokyo appear to be closed (as of January 14). A peek at the websites of stores that are closed was accompanied by statements such as, “We are adjusting our schedule,” and “We will be closed for building maintenance work.
It seems that the struggle between the industry as a whole and the police will continue in the future.
Interview and text by: Hideo Hayashi