Good evening, everyone.
The heat has subsided considerably in Sapporo and it’s starting to get cooler.
Are you enjoying your trip?

If you’re in Susukino, one of Japan’s three major tourist destinations, you’ll definitely want alcohol, food, and an escort!

And speaking of escorts, there are soaplands.
In Hokkaido, there are 34 soaplands in Susukino, Sapporo, and one each in Otaru, Asahikawa, Hakodate, and Kushiro.

The best way to get to Susukino from Chitose Airport is by bus or by taking the JR line to Sapporo and then the subway. It takes more than 20 minutes to walk from Sapporo Station to the Susukino soapland district.

Isn’t soapland a word you’ve probably heard of?
When it comes to escorts in Japan, health clubs and soaplands are famous.

Simply put, a soapland is a brothel, but in Japan it’s complicated!

In fact, legally, soaplands are classified as “private bathhouses,” or in other words, public bathhouses, and everything that happens there is recognized as “free love.”

That’s why soaplands always have bathtubs in their private rooms.

It would be a violation of the Entertainment and Amusement Act for the establishment to arrange actual sex, but what happens in soaplands is purely free love, and the establishment has no involvement in it!

So, first, let’s start by introducing a simple list of the differences between soaplands and health clubs.

Health Club

Services: Basic health club services
Options: Wide range of options
Course Length: Short
Operational Type: Store-based or non-store-based
Hours: 24 hours a day for non-store-based options

Soapland

Services: Health club services + more intensive services
Options: Often almost none
Course Length: Long
Operational Type: Store-based only
Hours: Limited to midnight

Do you understand a little better?
While you’re at it, why not try both health clubs and soaplands and compare them!

Here, health clubs offer both incall and outcall options,
but please note that soaplands only offer incall options!

Now, have some wonderful memories and go home!