A headline of possible interest from the Tokyo Reporter:
Tokyo cops bust schoolgirl sniff parlour in Takadanobaba.
If you’re terribly out of touch and therefore unfamiliar with the concept of a sniff parlour, the article elaborates:
The menu for the establishment indicates that conversation is the basic service provided. However, options allow customers to select costumes, sniff the odour of the attendant’s hair and receive a slap in the face. Fees at the parlour are priced at 1,000 yen for every five minutes.
Hey, I’m not judging. I’m just putting it out there.
Via sk60.
1,000 yen is about six quid.
I'm calculating for a friend.
Posted by: Connor | October 19, 2014 at 10:39
I understand the naughty school girl fantasy is quite a common one, but if they actually were school girls, then I am judging.
Posted by: Nikw211 | October 19, 2014 at 11:05
In the old days, the slap in the face was free.
Posted by: Seb | October 19, 2014 at 12:24
In the old days, the slap in the face was free
More likely to be a knee in the unmentionables these days
Er so I'm told hehehe
Posted by: Henry | October 19, 2014 at 13:27
For some reason this sprang to mind.
Posted by: David | October 19, 2014 at 13:51
One of many memorable lines from that splendid show.
However, Mrs. Oik and I are of the opinion that this wins by a country mile. Thus far, anyway.
Also: in episode 3 of "The Code", shown on BBC4 last night a young female character asked Jesse, the Asperger's spectrum hacker: "Did you just smell my hair?".
Posted by: Lancastrian Oik | October 19, 2014 at 16:57
Mrs. Oik and I are of the opinion that this wins by a country mile. Thus far, anyway.
Heh. I’d forgotten that gem.
Posted by: David | October 19, 2014 at 17:01
Actually, Henry, these days what used to be handled by a knee in the unmentionables is more likely to be met with a lawsuit and/or human rights complaint.
Posted by: Lord of the Fleas | October 19, 2014 at 17:38
An idea occurs- it would be quite a decent prank if someone suggested opening one of these establishments in, say, Berkeley, CA.
It would provoke a sort of Three Mile Island of prudish self-righteousness.
Just saying, like.
Posted by: Lancastrian Oik | October 19, 2014 at 19:10
it would be quite a decent prank if
Step 1: Announce the opening of such a place in Berkeley
Step 2: Wait for the height of the feverish anti-patriarchy protests (~8 min)
Step 3: Announce what sets your establishment apart is that it's designed to cater to lesbians who want to sniff the hair of a schoolgirl and get slapped
Step 4: Allow the mayor to bestow upon you the key to the city and an urban redevelopment grant in the mid- to upper-six figures.
Posted by: bgates | October 19, 2014 at 20:07
Alas, I read that as 'schoolgirl snuff parlor.'
Posted by: RNB | October 22, 2014 at 02:30