Tokyo Hostess Shares Experiences

Niyusu · (#1 (**permalink**))

Former hostess recalls a year spent hostessing at Roppongi club

Before arriving I did a quick Web search for "Tokyo hostess" to find out what the job entailed. Undaunted, I set off for Tokyo with the phone number of a hostess who had been living it up in Roppongi for eight years tucked in my pocket.

The hostess club was empty when I arrived for my "interview," which consisted of answering a few general questions and then being looked up and down once over by the manager, who then gave the nod of approval.

The other Tokyo hostesses came from a wide range of countries. They had different histories, different lifestyles and different dreams, but they were all there for the same reason: to make money...

Full Article: Confessions of a Tokyo Hostess | Japan Times

cocoluvnihon · (#2 (**permalink**))

I saw a show about that on the AZN TV, and it's not somewhere I want to work for the rest of my life. The ladies seeem disrespected and from what I've read they are definatly overworked

. Easy money always comes with a price!

jasonbvr · (#3 (**permalink**))

Skanktastic! That's all I have to say about hostess clubs. Not exactly Japan's proudest cultural achievement.

cocoluvnihon · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by jasonbvr

Skanktastic! That's all I have to say about hostess clubs. Not exactly Japan's proudest cultural achievement.

^LOL LOL skanktastic LMAO LMAO