Strolling Cabaret” and “The Little Room of Love”… “Missing Strip Theaters” in the Memories of Sex Journalists

Strip + Sex Cabaret? Juso Music

Juso Music, located in Juso, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka City, was a “hidden gem” that appeared after passing through the shopping district of Juso Station on the Hankyu Railway line. It was a mecca for “strike cabarets” (a compound word of “strip” and “cabaret”, where you could enjoy conversation and body touching with dancers in close proximity like at a sexy cabaret club), and the amateur conventions from the late 1990s to the early 2000s were a great success. ‘ During a business trip to Osaka in the summer of 2000, I really wanted to visit this place, so I sneaked out of work to see the stage. It was like a summer festival. The theater closed on November 28, 2012.

Naha Music,” a show of beautiful blondes that I saw with U.S. soldiers

Naha Music” in Kumoji, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, also left a deep impression. In May 2004, I watched a nude show of several beautiful blonde foreign women with a group of young U.S. soldiers. Among the customers were three Japanese women who appeared to be tourists from the mainland. The young, square-cropped soldiers from the U.S. were sipping chilled cans of Orion beer and watching the beautiful women dance on stage with fascination. Such a scene reminded me of Okinawa. Behind the stage, there was a “love room” where you could secretly have an “adult affair” with a cheerful blonde white girl. It was closed on April 30, 2006.

Other memorable theaters include “Noboribetsu Onsen Gekijo” in Hokkaido, “Iwaki Music” in Fukushima, “Show Up Omiya Gekijo” in Saitama, “TS Music” in Tokyo (Shinjuku), “Ishiwa OS Gekijo” in Yamanashi, “Okazaki Gin-ei” in Aichi, “Naniwa Music” in Osaka, “Hakata Rock Hollywood” in Fukuoka, “Class A Beppu Gekijo” in Oita, etc. Many theaters have disappeared. A decade ago, there used to be strip theaters in so many areas. When I think about it now, it seems like a dream.

In the course of my work, I have experienced all kinds of adult entertainment, but the last one I fell in love with was the strip. I realized as an adult that “just watching” was so much fun. It has a different charm from “sex clubs with nudity.

Following a particular dancer and cheering her on from place to place is similar to the “guessing game” that has recently become popular, and this fun can only be experienced firsthand. It is said by fans to be “getting addicted to the swamp of the strip” or “eating the forbidden fruit. The live feeling of a striptease is irreplaceable. It would be a shame to see this industry disappear. We can only hope that the industry will revive.