1/25/2006

Getting in one’s gropes … for a price
crisscross > japan —With all the commuter railways in Tokyo now operating women’s only cars during rush hour, how’s a groper gonna get his kicks?…”Train Cafe,” an establishment five minutes from the north exit of Tokyo’s Ikebukuro station, where, after paying an initial membership of 5,000 yen, male customers can ride on a simulated commuter train — complete with hand straps — and fulfill their most perverted railway fantasies.…more…

I bet this story by months in the 3Yen.com report: “Sexual Harassment Corporation”. Establishments like this are just part of regular Japanese life. The photo above I took in the Shibuya district in Tokyo where a guys can pay to molest an costumed “OL” (office lady) in fake office environments and on a fake train car starting from 8,000 yen per 30 minutes (less than $80 USD).