Truly unfortunate incident, I'm shocked this would happen in Japan. I'm really sorry to hear about your mishap.
Kinpeibai is a foreigner friendly budget soapland, both of which, when combined together, usually means you're in for a bad time. Budget soaplands are notorious for heavy photoshopping, so the general rule of thumb is: if a girl is lying on her back in a photo she's fatter in real life. Most girls are also at least a cup size smaller than what's stated in the websites. I'd like to add foreigner friendly doesn't mean you won't get a gaijin tax, it just means that they're willing to do business with you as opposed to shops with doormen that rudely turn you away. 10,000 yen is considered fairly standard for most soaplands, for high end soaps it can hit up to 20k (looks at Don Juan).
Anyway, looking at some local reviews of Kinpeibai, no thefts have been reported; but many have complained about the decline in product quality and service. I hope you won't be put off by this experience, and try out a mid-high tier soap in the future. I second what the veterans say about not carrying too much cash on you, especially in Yoshiwara or Kabukichou.
As for the police being useless; that's to be expected as a foreigner dealing with Japanese police. The excessive amount of red tape, coupled with their nationalist streaks usually mean that nothing good would come out of any investigation. I love the Japanese, but if you had caused a scene on the premises it most likely would've been you that was arrested. | |
