Yoshiwara Soapland Guide [2026]: Foreigner Prices, Booking, Access and Luxury Shops

Yoshiwara is Japan's largest soapland district, centred on Senzoku 4-chome in Taito City, Tokyo. About 120 shops are packed into a block of roughly 200 by 380 meters (area map published by Tokyo Soap Tettei Koryaku, as of July 1, 2026, in Japanese). The nearest station is Minowa on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, about 15 minutes on foot from the soapland streets, and many shops run free shuttles from nearby stations.

Whether you can get in as a foreign visitor depends on the shop. YOASOBI HEAVEN, City Heaven Net's site for foreign visitors, lists 39 shops in Yoshiwara as welcoming foreigners (YOASOBI HEAVEN's Yoshiwara shop list, checked on October 6, 2026), and their prices for foreign customers run about 30,000–44,000 yen for 60 minutes and 73,000–120,000 yen for 120 minutes. The "bathing fee" shown on a shop's Japanese website is not the total you pay, so build your budget on the price for foreign customers or on the total the shop quotes when you book.

How soaplands work as a business is explained in our Tokyo soapland guide, and where they stand legally in the truth about soaplands.

What Is Yoshiwara? Location, Number of Shops and Opening Hours

Yoshiwara was the largest licensed pleasure quarter in Japan, sanctioned by the Edo shogunate in the 17th century. It first stood near today's Nihonbashi and moved to its present site after a great fire. Its history as a pleasure quarter ended when the Anti-Prostitution Law took effect in 1958, and it later became a soapland district. The area's history and sights are covered in our Yoshiwara access and history guide.

Under Tokyo's ordinance, soaplands may not operate between 0:00 and 6:00 (opening hours of Tokyo's adult entertainment). Yoshiwara also has "early-morning soaplands" that open from 6:00. Most shops build around a 120-minute course, and at the three shops we checked the last guests are shown in between 21:30 and 22:00 so that the course ends by midnight. If you plan to go in the evening, book early.

Prices: The "Bathing Fee" on Japanese Websites Is Not the Price for Foreigners

A soapland's price is the total of the "bathing fee" paid to the shop and the "service fee" paid to the cast member. Japanese websites often list only the bathing fee, and the real total is 2.5 to 3 times that amount (Tokyo soapland guide). The figures on the official websites of the three luxury shops in this article are all bathing fees too. For Japanese customers, the total in Yoshiwara is roughly 35,000–85,000 yen depending on the shop's class. Luxury shops cost more than standard shops because they hire cast members more selectively, have larger rooms and baths, and run longer courses.

Foreign visitors may be quoted a separate price for foreign customers. We checked the price lists of 15 Yoshiwara shops on YOASOBI HEAVEN: 60 minutes cost 30,000–44,000 yen and 120 minutes cost 73,000–120,000 yen. Here are the main ones.

Prices are as displayed on October 6, 2026 and may change. Whether the displayed amount is the total, and whether a selection fee (about 1,000–2,000 yen) or a first-visit membership fee is charged on top, differs from shop to shop, so ask for "the total for a foreign customer" when you book. Payment is normally made in advance at reception, in Japanese yen cash. Even shops that take cards often add a surcharge, so bring cash (why adult venues need cash).

Finding Shops That Accept Foreigners, Booking and Free Shuttles

Find foreigner-friendly shops

The surest way is to choose from the shops listed on YOASOBI HEAVEN. A shop that lists itself on a site for foreign visitors is declaring that it accepts foreign customers (Yoshiwara safety and soapland rules). A shop whose official website has English, Chinese or Korean information is another good sign. On the other hand, if a shop's website is only in Japanese and says nothing about foreign customers, you cannot tell whether it accepts them. On Yoshiwara's main street there are also signs showing which shops accept foreign customers (FRIDAY Digital, July 20, 2024, in Japanese).

How to book

1. Contact the shop from its YOASOBI HEAVEN page: Besides multilingual chat, some shops take bookings by LINE, WhatsApp, WeChat and similar apps. The available channels differ by shop. You can register with just an email address (how foreigners can use City Heaven)
2. Book by phone: The call will be in Japanese. You must call from a number that displays caller ID, and some shops refuse calls from public phones or withheld numbers
3. Use a booking agent: There are services that handle the exchange with the shop on your behalf in English, Chinese or Korean (a booking agent for foreign travellers). They can also confirm the total for a foreign customer and arrange the shuttle

Luxury shops usually open bookings on a set day: Jyotei accepts bookings from 11:00 one week ahead, and LUXE takes advance bookings from 10:00 three days ahead (each shop's official website). Popular cast members fill up quickly, so contact the shop as soon as your dates are fixed. Some shops ask you to call them one hour before your visit to confirm.

Using the free shuttle

Many Yoshiwara shops will pick you up by car at a nearby station. When you book, say that you want the shuttle and agree on the station, then be at the station about 30 minutes before your booking time. Of the three shops in this article, these two list their pick-up points on their official websites.

• Jyotei: Minowa Station (Exit 3), Minami-Senju Station, Tawaramachi Station (in front of the post office), Asakusa Station (north exit of the Tobu Line) and Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station
• Versailles: Ueno Station, Minami-Senju Station, Asakusa Station (north exit of the Tobu Line) and Tawaramachi Station (in front of the post office)

Getting There, What Happens on the Day and the Rules to Follow

Walk from Minowa Station or take a taxi from Asakusa

By train, get off at Minowa Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and walk about 10 minutes from Exit 3 to the Yoshiwara-Omon intersection. The soapland streets lie beyond it, about 15 minutes from the station in total. From Asakusa, a taxi takes about 10 minutes and costs about 1,000–1,500 yen. Tell the driver "Yoshiwara Omon made" (to the Yoshiwara-Omon intersection) and they will understand. Advice on walking at night and dealing with touts is in Yoshiwara safety and soapland rules.

What happens on the day

1. Arrival: Arrive at the shop a little before your booking time (LUXE asks guests to arrive 15 minutes early). If you are very late, your time may be cut short
2. Reception: Give the name on the booking and pay the total in advance. You will be asked for ID to confirm your age, so bring your original passport
3. Waiting room: Wait until your turn, then a cast member takes you to the private room
4. Private room: This is the bath and service time. Conversation and breaks are included in the course time
5. Leaving: When time is up, get dressed and leave the shop

Rules to follow

• Do not take photos: Photographing the inside of the shop, cast members or other guests will get you asked to leave. Avoid taking photos in front of shops as well
• Respect the scope of service the cast member sets: Many shops set different conditions for foreign customers than for Japanese customers, such as requiring a condom, and these are not open to negotiation
• Do not ask for contact details or to meet outside the shop: Some shops prohibit asking for phone numbers or email addresses
• Do not go drunk: Heavily intoxicated guests are refused entry
• Do not follow touts on the street: Book and choose the shop yourself, and do not go with people who approach you

Three Luxury Shops in Yoshiwara: Jyotei, LUXE and Versailles

Below are three of Yoshiwara's luxury shops, based on their official websites and YOASOBI HEAVEN (checked on October 6, 2026). All three use a 120-minute basic course.

Jyotei

Jyotei is a luxury shop that highlights its upscale interior and staff who serve guests kneeling in the waiting room. It has cast members of many types, from model figures to gravure-style (official website). Note that it is not listed on YOASOBI HEAVEN, and its official website has no information for foreign customers. Check whether it accepts foreigners when you book.

LUXE

LUXE is a luxury shop that opened in 2019 and is known for combining aroma esthetic treatment with soapland service (official website). Its official website links to its YOASOBI HEAVEN pages in English, Chinese and Korean, where it is listed as welcoming foreigners.

Versailles

Versailles is a luxury shop that highlights its calm waiting room, well-cleaned private rooms and politely spoken staff (official website). It is listed on YOASOBI HEAVEN as welcoming foreigners. Extensions are not available, so decide on your time when you book.

Frequently Asked Questions from Foreign Visitors

If you would rather stay at your hotel or a love hotel instead of going to Yoshiwara, there is also Delivery Health, where a woman comes to your hotel. How it works and what it costs are covered in what is deriheru.