Even in Miyazaki Prefecture, there was a shady hotel health service!

This is a story of how I was scammed in a red-light district called "Nishitachi" in Miyazaki City.

"Nishitachi" is an area that includes Nishikatsuta-dori, Chuodori, Ebisu-dori, Takamatsu-dori, and Nishiginza-dori, centered around Nishikatsuta-dori in Miyazaki City.

That day, I was in the city for a business trip to negotiate a group trip for a corporate client.

The negotiations went well, and I checked into a hotel in the evening.

For the night, I decided to go out for drinks as usual. After dropping off my luggage in the hotel room, I headed to the bustling downtown area.

I visited a free guide shop and took advantage of the "pub-crawl discount." I hopped between about three cheap cabarets.

I realized that there were many beauties in Miyazaki as well.

There were many women with bright personalities, raised in the southern country, and I had a lot of fun.

I was hesitating about what to do with the last shop.

Should I go to one more place, or should I go back to the hotel and use a delivery health service...?

As I was thinking about this, a catch called out to me.

The Sweet Trap of the Hotel healthService

"Are you looking for something, sir?"

"Eh? Ah, do you know any good places to go now?"

"Do you want to go drinking? Or are you looking for a different kind of fun?"

"Hmm, I've been drinking a lot already... I guess I'd prefer a different kind of fun."

"In that case, how about a hotel health service?"

"A hotel health, huh..."

"Yes, if you go through me, I can get you a discount, and you won't need to go to the reception desk."

"That would be helpful."

"Yes, and we have AV actresses available right now that I can introduce you to."

"Wow, cute girls?"

"Of course, very cute girls."

"I see. So, how much would that be?"

"How much were you thinking of spending?"

"Well, up to 20,000 JPY, I guess?"

"Alright, how about 60 minutes for 20,000 JPY?"

"60 minutes for 20,000 JPY is a bit pricey..."

"No, no, it's not expensive. Look at these photos."

The tout took out a tablet and showed me some pictures.

All the girls were as beautiful or even more so than the cabaret girls I had seen earlier.

(If such a beautiful girl will come, then I guess 20,000 JPY is okay...)

Thinking this, I chose Aya-chan, who was my type, from the photos.

"Usually, there's a 5,000 JPY fee for choosing a specific girl, but this time, I'll give you a special service!"

"Ah, thank you!"

(What a nice guy!)

"So, can I ask for the payment upfront?"

"Ah, so it's prepaid?"

"Yes, and after you get to the hotel, please call this number."

The tout handed me a card the size of a business card. It had a cell phone number written on it.

"Okay. By the way, can she come to the hotel I'm staying at?"

"I'm sorry, but we only go to love hotels since we are a hotel health service..."

"I see. Alright."

"Please go to a love hotel nearby."

"Understood!"

I handed the tout 20,000 JPY and then moved to a love hotel.

(Which hotel should I choose...? A 2-hour break for 2,800 JPY... I'll go with this one.)

I Entered the Love Hotel

As soon as I entered the hotel, I called the cell phone number on the card.

"Hello..."

"Ah, um, I was told by the tout earlier that I should call this number when I got to the hotel..."

"I understand. Please give me the hotel name and room number."

"Yes, it's room ** at ** Hotel."

"Okay, once we're ready, we'll head out, so please wait for a bit."

"Alright."

I hung up, filled the bathtub, brushed my teeth, and waited...

(It'll probably take about 20 minutes for the girl to arrive. Then there's the 60-minute course... Yeah, I took a 2-hour break, but it should be fine.)

However, this turned out to be a big mistake.

Even after 30 minutes, then an hour, the girl still hadn't arrived...

Thinking it was taking too long, I called the cell phone number again, but no one picked up, no matter how many times I tried.

(What's going on with this place...? They're not answering at all!)

In the end, I waited for 2 hours, but she never came, so my break time at the love hotel was over. I had no choice but to go out and look for the tout again to get my money back.

I wanted to get a refund for the play fee and the hotel fee.

When I returned to the place where he had called out to me, he was still there.

"Hey, I waited for 2 hours, and she never came!"

"Eh? So, you left the love hotel already?"

"Yeah, so listen, I waited for 2 hours, but the girl never came, so give me my money back!"

"Did you call the shop?"

"I called the number on the card you gave me and told them the hotel name and room number. I called multiple times because she didn't come even after an hour, but no one answered."

"I see..."

"Don't just say 'I see'! Give me back the money I paid and the hotel fee!"

"Alright, alright, please wait a moment. I already gave the money to my boss, so I'll call him to come here. You want to cancel, right?"

"Yeah, cancel it!"

"Alright, cancel it is. Please wait a moment..."

The tout started calling his boss while standing next to me. He seemed to be explaining that I wanted to cancel.

After a while, a man who seemed to be the catch's boss arrived.

They Asked for an Additional 30,000 JPY

"What happened? Why did you leave the hotel?"

I explained to the man, who seemed to be the boss, what had happened from the moment the tout called out to me.

"So, that's why you left the hotel."

"Yes. Because I only took a break, I could only stay for 2 hours, you know!"

"Well, why didn't you take a room for the night? You should've known it would take time for the girl to arrive."

"That's because I thought the girl would come soon..."

"Do you remember what I said on the phone?"

"Eh? What do you mean?"

"I said, 'Once we're ready, we'll head out,' right? I didn't give an arrival time."

"Ah, well, yes, but..."

"I never said she would arrive in a certain number of minutes. By the way, the girl is on her way now, but you still want to cancel, right?"

"Eh? She's on her way now?"

"Yeah. It's outrageous that you're not at the hotel even though she's on her way. It's extremely rude!"

"Wait a minute! I called multiple times, didn't I? Why didn't you answer the phone?"

"Well, if we're busy, we can't answer the phone..."

"Haa? Just give me back my money and the hotel fee!"

"Sir, come to our office for now. You're making a lot of noise here, and it's causing a disturbance!"

"Eh, you can just give me the money here..."

"Let's talk at the office. Why did you have to leave the hotel, though? We've reserved a slot for the girl, so we'll need you to pay 30,000 JPY as a disturbance fee!"

"What are you talking about? I already paid 20,000 JPY..."

"That was the play fee. We can't refund it if you cancel, and we'll need a separate disturbance fee!"

"That's terrible! I can't pay 30,000 JPY!"

"Well, come to the office for now. We'll talk there."

Like this, I was forced by the two men to go to their office.

There Were About Eight Intimidating Men in the Office

The office was on the 5th floor of an old multi-tenant building, and I was immediately seated on a large sofa at the entrance.

In the back were about eight men with intimidating appearances, like yakuza.

I sensed that the situation was not good.

(This is bad... What if they kidnap me...?)

As soon as I sat down, the tout's boss opened his mouth.

"So, let's have you pay the disturbance fee of 30,000 JPY."

"What about the play fee and hotel fee that I already paid?"

"We dispatched a girl. The customer wasn't in the room, so she came back. When we asked her, she said the customer had left the hotel and wanted to cancel. You're 100% in the wrong here, right!?"

"But I called multiple times before leaving. You didn't answer!"

"Like I said before, we were busy, so we couldn't answer!"

"I never imagined it would take more than 2 hours for her to arrive. If it was going to take that long, why didn't you tell me?"

"We said, 'Once we're ready, we'll head out.' So, once we were ready, we left."

"Even so, it's strange that you didn't tell me the arrival time."

At this point, three of the yakuza-like men in the back stood up and walked towards me.

(This is bad... What if they hit me...?)

"Hey, have you used a hotel health service before?"

"Well, a few times..."

"So, let me ask you, when they say they'll arrive in 30 minutes, do they arrive exactly on the dot? There are times when they're 5 or 10 minutes early or late, right?"

"Well, yeah, but..."

"So, you see, we can't know the exact time! That's why it doesn't make sense to tell you!"

"But I can't accept being charged an additional 30,000 JPY... I have no choice but to go to the police..."

"Alright, alright. I'm busy. I'm sorry that we didn't answer the phone. This time, we'll let you off without the 30,000 JPY disturbance fee. Is that alright?"

"Well, um..."

"Okay, then you can go!"

Like this, I was released.

To be honest, I was really scared. There were five people surrounding me, and the yakuza in the back were glaring at me, so I was worried that they would hit me.

The amount I was scammed out of was 22,800 JPY!

It's not a huge amount, but I'm still angry!

Summary

Based on my experience, to avoid being scammed by a shady scam shop, it seems that you should be careful about the following:

1. Don't follow touts (customer pullers).
2. Don't pay in advance.
3. Be wary of shops that claim to have AV actresses, as they may be scams.
4. Shops without an official website may be scams.
5. Shops that don't tell you the arrival time may be scams.

That's all!