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Latest revision as of 06:59, 31 August 2025

These shops exist around Japan. I'm only going to cover things for Tokyo. YMMV outside of Tokyo. They're fairly reliable at getting extras, but not FS.

How to find one?

Look on Google Maps. How to find if they offer extras? Check and see how they take reservations. If they take reservations via something called beauty. hotpepper.jp, then they're legitimate. Hotpepper actively takes down any shop that there is a hint of being a fun shop, due to goverment regulations on said shops.

You want to find one that has a website that follows a layout similar to: rakdee-thaimassage.com (as an example), and then you want to find the shop's twitter: https://x.com/rakdeethai0211 The shop will always post the days schedule on twitter and you can see what the therapists actually look like + 5 years for the anti-aging AI they all run.

Thai shops are unique in that the house fee is set but all extras are negotiable, whereas many other places have set flat fees for things. Chinese shops are occasionally the same way, but often are less flexible than Thai in terms of what you can get. Table showers are not common here in shops but do exist and will be noted on X / Twitter / Website if they exist.

Large groups of Thai massage shops are found in:

Tokyo:

Ueno
Ikebukuro
Shinjuku
Shin Okubo
Shibuya

Near any of the 23 US military bases in Japan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan

You do not need to speak Japanese for an appointment, but if you want to see someone specific it will help.

Some known good Thai Massage Shops

Tokyo:

Shinjuku:
- Asian-Feeling
Ueno:
- Rakkun
- Ueno diamond
Kanda:
- Ran Thai

Ibaraki:

Toride
- Lion King

Potential Green Flags

A typical thai massage shop sign.
Note the use of thai flags.
Even semi sexy photos are a green flag.
Many shops will not be shy with filters and AI.

Red Flags

Usually these are signs are the shops are not fun, but more relaxing.

Non sexual uniforms, no photos of the staff.
Excessive shots of the rooms or actual massages.
Anything with a hotpeper.jp link is red flag. They don permit fun stores.
If the shop looks boring, it is.

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-[[File:Thai massage hem.jpg|thumb|right|Not sure if rungvip is a HEM place or not]]
+[[File:Thai massage hem.jpg|thumb|right|Not sure if rungvip is a HEM place or not, but shops like these. Note the flags.]]
+These shops exist around Japan. I'm only going to cover things for Tokyo. YMMV outside of Tokyo. They're fairly reliable at getting extras, but not FS.
-These shops exist around Japan.  I'm only going to cover things for Tokyo. YMMV outside of Tokyo.  They're fairly reliable at getting extras, but not FS.  How to find one?  Look on Google Maps.  How to find if they offer extras?  Check and see how they take reservations.  If they take reservations via something called beauty.hotpepper.jp, then they're legitimate.
+===How to find one?===
+Look on Google Maps.  How to find if they offer extras?  Check and see how they take reservations.  If they take reservations via something called beauty. hotpepper.jp, then they're legitimate. Hotpepper actively takes down any shop that there is a hint of being a fun shop, due to goverment regulations on said shops.
-You want to find one that has a website that follows a layout similar to: http://rakdee-thaimassage.com (as an example), and then you want to find the shop's twitter: https://x.com/rakdeethai0211  The shop will always post the days schedule on twitter and  you can see what the therapists actually look like + 5 years for the anti-aging AI they all run.
+You want to find one that has a website that follows a layout similar to: [http://rakdee-thaimassage.com rakdee-thaimassage.com] (as an example), and then you want to find the shop's twitter: [https://x.com/rakdeethai0211 https://x.com/rakdeethai0211]  The shop will always post the days schedule on twitter and  you can see what the therapists actually look like + 5 years for the anti-aging AI they all run.
 Thai shops are unique in that the house fee is set but all extras are negotiable, whereas many other places have set flat fees for things.  Chinese shops are occasionally the same way, but often are less flexible than Thai in terms of what you can get.  Table showers are not common here in shops but do exist and will be noted on X / Twitter / Website if they exist.
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-===Large groups of Thai massage shops are found in:===
+==Large groups of Thai massage shops are found in:==
 Tokyo:
 * Ueno
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 '''You do not need to speak Japanese for an appointment, but if you want to see someone specific it will help.'''
+==Some known good Thai Massage Shops==
+Tokyo:
+* Shinjuku:
+** [https://asian-feeling.net/ Asian-Feeling]
+* Ueno:
+** [https://www.rakkunueno.com/ Rakkun]
+** [https://www.ueno-diamond.com/ Ueno diamond]
+* Kanda:
+** [https://ranthai.jp/ Ran Thai]
+Ibaraki:
+* Toride
+** [https://lionking.thainuad.com/ Lion King]
+==Potential Green Flags==
+<gallery>
+File:Thai massage shopsign.jpg|A typical thai massage shop sign.
+File:Thai massage shopsign 2.jpg|Note the use of thai flags.
+File:Thai girls.jpg|Even semi sexy photos are a green flag.
+File:Thai girls 2.jpg|Many shops will not be shy with filters and AI.
+</gallery>
+==Red Flags==
+Usually these are signs are the shops are not fun, but more relaxing.
+<gallery>
+File:Thai uniforms hem.jpg|Non sexual uniforms, no photos of the staff.
+File:Thai massage room.JPG|Excessive shots of the rooms or actual massages.
+File:Hot pepper jp.png|Anything with a hotpeper.jp link is red flag. They don permit fun stores.
+File:Thai massage boring shop.jpg|If the shop looks boring, it is.
+</gallery>