[Japan][Tokyo][Ikebukuro] Marine Blue Honten - Rejected !!
Date & Time of Session: November, Friday before noon
Location: Marine Blue Honten マリンブルー池袋本店, Ikebukuro
Website: https://www.soaplandclubmax.com/
Google Maps https://maps.app.goo.gl/UWMih5psJTSTFBfE7
There are two Marine Blue stores in Ikebukuro and an additional outlet in Shinjuku if I recall everything correctly. Some of them used to be called different names at some point. After much research, I decided to go to Ikebukuro Honten 本店 store, which is the original and from reports has the best and biggest rooms of the various Marine Blue soaplands and accepts Gaijin. This was a quick 10 mins walk away from Nishi Ikekuburo where I was staying. Along way to Marine Blue Honten, you will pass by other Fuzoku establishments, such as Awa Den, and Tori and just beyond that is Heart Club DX, Suika, Club Chifon and Iwakaba.
Marine Blue Honten is a multistory building with colorful cartoons of girls in cute sailor outfits so you can’t miss it. It is literally next door to Don Quijote. I walked in immediately in the reception the two suit wearing tenchos start speaking Japanese to me. I explain I’m a gaijin and speak Eigo and immediately I was turned away. I tried to ask, if its because there were no girls today would take gaijin or if the store itself doesn’t take Gaijin. I then tried to ask about the other Marine Blue (gold) store across from the Ikebukuro JR. I’m not sure they understood anything I said, my Japanese is non-existent. In the end, no gaijin no service so I left. I was a upset because I looked at the website before hand and it clearly has a 2000 Yen gaijin fee!
Walking out dejected, I debated going to Awa-den which was step away or going to some other place or even the Marine Blue (gold store)…. My time was short and I headed straight to Wakaba 若葉 a few more minutes away knowing that it would be a sure bet for Gaijin.
[ Last edited by TedKoppel at 6-12-2023 03:07 ] | |
