Which do you think is tougher: being a Ginza hostess or doing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan)?
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A hostess can easily bring in ¥100,000 in an hour, and both the average spend per customer and the clientele seem better. But does that also mean the job is harder than papa-katsu because it requires more skills?
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This is a question that comes up here from time to time.
My answer is: why not try both?
Only you can decide which one suits you.
Some people find that both work for them and continue with both, while others find that neither is a good fit.
Give it a try!
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Hosting is nightlife work.
With papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), you can be active during the day.
As long as you choose the right venue, I think you can make at least some money as a hostess (though I’m not entirely sure).
With papa-katsu, you don’t even know whether you’ll receive any offers.
So why not try doing both at the same time?
Whatever kind of work you do, it’s going to be tough.
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I think it depends on whether you can attract good customers or find a good papa, so it must be tough if neither works out.
With papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), you’re engaging in personal relationships by choice, so when you run into a bad papa (a male supporter), no one is there to protect you, which can make things especially difficult. There are even papas who make you feel that quotas and after-hours obligations would be preferable.
Also, honestly, for better or worse, papa-katsu seems to involve more luck, while hostesses generally appear to have stronger overall skills.
On the other hand, women like the one who answered—those dating multiple good papas—must have an incredible level of appeal, whatever you want to call it. With papa-katsu, finding just one good papa can lead to a long-term relationship, so once you find one, it may actually be more stable than working as a hostess. As a hostess, I imagine you can’t get by with just one client.
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Are you asking which one is harder, assuming that both are difficult?
With that mindset, neither option will go the way you want, so you’re better off not doing either.
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To make that kind of money as a hostess, you’d have to work somewhere with about ten people like Teruyuki Kagawa or player Sakamoto. You also wouldn’t last long if you couldn’t handle your liquor.
I was put off when one of my friends got drunk and gave everyone Magikarp kisses. She had around two billion yen, and he took her home with bundles of cash. Maybe there are a lot of customers like that.
I hate smoky places too. I only go once every three years or so when I have to.
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Being a hostess is a job, but papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) isn’t.
So you don’t have to choose between them—you can do both at the same time.
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Ginza hostesses are expected to drink, and at first, you’ll need to work at the club at least four days a week. There are also after-hours outings and sales quotas. If the after-hours gatherings run until 2 a.m., it’s easy for your schedule to become completely reversed.
You may also be asked to accompany senior hostesses to dinner, and since service is team-based, you need to get along well with your coworkers.
Some people can handle all of that naturally, so if you’re suited to the job, I think you can earn a lot of money.
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The biggest difference is that hostesses have to entertain their customers (though I wouldn’t know from experience since I don’t go), whereas with papa-katsu, the opposite can happen—you might even get to be treated like the king in a game of King’s Game.
I was taken to a lounge once. It wasn’t as extreme as what’s been in the news lately, but seeing sexual harassment and abuse of power treated as normal was unbearable. Cabaret clubs are probably a little better in that respect, but I absolutely can’t stand being in a smoke-filled space.
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