There are plenty of articles about interviews, and most of them are about how to answer “why do you want this job?”. This one is about something else: how much you can find out about a shop’s terms before you go to the interview.
If a shop publishes its terms, the interview is where you confirm them. If it does not, the interview is your only source of information. That difference makes quite a lot of difference to where you stand on the day.
Having a recruiting page is not the same as stating the terms
Of the 89 shops listed on this site, 84 have a recruiting page. That does not mean all 84 of them state all of their terms.
- Working style (shifts etc.)74 / 84 shops
Whether you may also work elsewhere, the minimum number of days, whether you can wait at home.
- Requirements73 / 84 shops
Age, sexual orientation and experience conditions. Lets you tell before applying whether you qualify.
- Benefits68 / 84 shops
Housing, meal allowances, the waiting room and so on. Part of the terms, and something you can negotiate on.
- Beginners welcome (stated)65 / 84 shops
Whether the shop is set up to take people with no experience.
- How pay works63 / 84 shops
The rate for each course length, or the pay share. Lets you work out what you take home.
- Pay timing46 / 84 shops
Daily, weekly or monthly. Directly affects how you budget.
- Pay (as a figure)29 / 84 shops
The amount per booking or per hour. At many shops you only find out by asking at the interview.
73 shops state their requirements and 68 state their benefits, so far that is most of them. Only 29, however, state their pay as a figure. The requirements and benefits may be written down, but at many shops you only find out how much you will be paid by going to the interview.
What each shop discloses
Here are the 84 shops with a recruiting page, sorted by how many items they publish. ● means published, — means not stated.
| Shop | Requirements | Pay (as a figure) | How pay works | Pay timing | Beginners welcome (stated) | Benefits | Working style (shifts etc.) | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 売り専ヒーローズ東京 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| 新宿男道場 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| FREEDOM 上野店（サロン今池 IN 上野店） | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| JAM! Tokyo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| DANYU-男遊- | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| Veil東京 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| TOP SECRET | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| MEN'S BODY CARE Re-set 東京店 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| アリュール東京 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| Namwa | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| ＧＧ 東京店 | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| Brother Massage Tokyo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 7/7 |
| 男子学園 新宿店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 男子学園 新宿E組店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 男子学園 上野店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 男子学園 渋谷店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 男子学園 新大久保店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 男子学園 品川店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| PUA' 池袋 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| AQUA東京 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| イチャキャバ新宿店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| PUA' 新橋 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 兜 -KABUTO- 新宿店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 東京キッズ | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| G-UNION | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| CLOVER | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| MINT東京 | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| CHANCE 東京店 | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| CHANCE 代々木店 | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| MUSCLE RANKING | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| ノワール東京 | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| ZERO1tokyo | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 爽快堂 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| Orgasm-オーガズム-東京店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| ゲイマッサージ-プレジャー- 東京店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| トップスパ東京店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| メンズマッサージ＆リフレFACT | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 売り専(ウリ専)出張ホスト FREEDOM高田馬場店 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 男性出張個室マッサージアクション | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| ABBA-BOYZ | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| AKTIS | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 漢楽（かんらく） | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| 性感ゲイマッサージ GOLD 東京・五反田店 | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 6/7 |
| NewRevolution 上野・御徒町店 | ● | ● | ● | — | — | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| 出張個室ジムケイ（GYM-K） | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | — | — | 5/7 |
| ボーイズバー シュート | ● | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| PUA' 赤羽 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | 5/7 |
| PUA' 八重洲 | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| PUA' 蒲田 | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| PUA' 羽田 | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | 5/7 |
| PUA' 吉祥寺 | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| PUA 立川 | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| ACID | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| RED LINE | ● | ● | ● | — | — | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| LAGOON東京 | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| 東京新宿 Boyfriend | ● | — | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| Men's Salon Saboten（SABOTEN） | ● | ● | ● | — | — | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| ボーイズマッサージ タイガー | ● | — | — | ● | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| OLIVE TOKYO | — | ● | ● | ● | — | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| うたたねゲイマッサージ東京 | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| ハイサイマッサージ | ● | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| Ael東京 | ● | ● | ● | — | — | ● | ● | 5/7 |
| MONSTER（ウリ専モンスター） | ● | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | 4/7 |
| GMPD | ● | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | 4/7 |
| PUA 町田 | ● | — | ● | — | ● | — | ● | 4/7 |
| ダンベル | ● | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | 4/7 |
| ノンバイナリー | ● | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | 4/7 |
| COWBOY（カウボーイ） | ● | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | 4/7 |
| Hands（ハンズ） | ● | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | 4/7 |
| Aero+（エアロ） | — | — | ● | — | ● | ● | ● | 4/7 |
| Rising Boys | ● | — | — | — | ● | ● | ● | 4/7 |
| 男の癒し処 匠 | ● | — | — | — | — | ● | ● | 3/7 |
| フリースタイル | ● | — | ● | — | — | — | ● | 3/7 |
| 新宿エンブレイス | — | ● | ● | — | — | — | — | 2/7 |
| 新宿フレグランス | — | ● | ● | — | — | — | — | 2/7 |
| TOPBOY 東京 | ● | — | — | — | — | — | ● | 2/7 |
| BRUTUS（ブルータス） | ● | — | — | — | ● | — | — | 2/7 |
| Models Alliance | ● | — | — | — | — | — | ● | 2/7 |
| 東京のゲイマッサージ店クライマックス | — | — | — | — | ● | — | — | 1/7 |
| 売り専フレンズ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/7 |
| CHANCE 新大久保店 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/7 |
| 雄暖遊戯 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/7 |
| ガネーシャジャパン | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/7 |
| 第一のチャクラ 東京店 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/7 |
How to use this table
With a shop that has many ●, you can go into the interview already knowing the terms. Many — does not make a shop bad, but it does mean you will need to ask about everything at the interview. It changes how many questions you need to prepare.
What you will be asked
One shop’s recruiting page officially lists what it checks when hiring. These are the items it gives:
| 源氏名Work name | The name you use at the shop, chosen separately from your real name |
|---|---|
| 年齢Age | You must be 18 or over. The upper limit differs by shop |
| 身長・体重Height and weight | For your profile |
| 他店舗の経験Experience at other shops | At some shops, experience raises your rate |
| 自宅の最寄り駅Nearest station to your home | Affects travel time and travel costs for outcalls |
| 週間シフトWeekly shifts | How many days a week, and which hours, you can work |
| 希望収入Income you are hoping for | To estimate how much you would need to work |
| 就労期間How long you plan to work | Short term or long term |
| 性病知識の有無Knowledge of STIs | Checks the basic knowledge needed to look after your health |
| ホームページの写真公開の可否Whether your photo may be shown on the website | Means there are shops where you can choose whether to show your face |
The last item is the one to notice. That 「ホームページの写真公開の可否」 [whether your photo may be shown on the website] is on the list means that some shops let you choose whether to show your face. Where your photo will appear and by when it is deleted after you leave are things to confirm right there. More on this in How to work without being identified.
Within what we checked, we found no recruiting listing that states numerical requirements for looks (such as “at least ◯ cm tall”).
What to bring: photo ID
You will generally be asked to show photo ID for the age check: a driver’s licence, passport, residence card, student ID and so on.
Article 22 of the Entertainment Business Act (風営法) prohibits having anyone under 18 serve customers, and a violation is punishable by up to one year of imprisonment or a fine of up to ¥1 million. So the shop has a legal reason to check. A shop that does not look at your ID is the more dangerous one: if it is raided, you may not be able to recover pay you are owed either.
Source: 風営法における年齢確認義務の解説 (An explanation of the age-check duty under the Entertainment Business Act) ↗If they take a copy of your ID, ask how it is stored and what happens to it after you leave. A shop that cannot explain this is safer avoided.
What you should always ask
The interview is where they choose you, but it is also where you choose them. The more — a shop has in the table above, the more you need to ask.
- Can they give you the pay rates, and a list of everything that is deducted, in writing? Under the Freelance Act, stating the terms of the deal in writing is the commissioning side’s obligation
- The cut-off date and the payday. If you are paid daily, when is anything not settled on the day (booking bonuses and so on) paid?
- Whether there are money penalties for being late, absent or cancelling. A contract that sets fixed fines in advance can violate Article 16 of the Labor Standards Act
- The amount of any waiting guarantee, and its conditions. Under pure commission, a day with no bookings means zero income
- Where your photo will appear, and by when it is deleted after you leave. This is hard to negotiate afterwards
- Whether it is an employment contract or a service contract, and whether you get a copy. The type of contract decides which laws and which advice services you can use
The full 12-item checklist, with the legal basis for each item, is in our guide for workers. Reading it once before the interview lets you judge on the spot.
About trial shifts
4 shops say on their recruiting page that you can do a trial shift (体験入店), but within what we checked, none of them states terms such as pay. Even where the system exists, the terms are not written on the page.
So confirm the following at the interview:
- Whether a trial shift is paid, and if so how much
- Whether you need anything other than ID on the day of the trial
- Whether you can say no after the trial, and whether you would be charged anything if you do
Spoken answers leave no record. After the interview, send a message such as 「本日確認した条件は以下の通りで相違ないでしょうか」 [Could you confirm that the terms we went through today are as follows?] and get a reply. If there is a disagreement later, you will have something to point to.
Frequently asked questions
Q.What should I bring to the interview?
Photo ID (driver's licence, passport, residence card and so on). You will generally be asked to show it for the age check, and because the Entertainment Business Act prohibits having anyone under 18 serve customers, the shop has its own reason to check. A shop that does not check ID is the riskier one when it comes to following the law.
Q.Do I choose a work name at the interview?
Some shops list your work name among the things they confirm when hiring. It is a name you use at the shop, separate from your real name. Official procedures such as filing a tax return are done in your real name, so think of the work name as a way of not giving your real name to customers.
Q.Are trial shifts paid?
Within what we checked, no shop states on its official pages how trial shifts are paid. At the interview, always ask whether a trial shift is paid and, if so, how much, and keep the answer in a form that leaves a written record.
Q.Can I be turned down at the interview?
Hiring is the shop's decision. We cannot verify who gets hired or what the pass rates are, so we make no claims about them. Figures shops publish, such as a 'pass rate of ◯%', are treated as self-reported claims that no third party can check.
Q.Can I apply to more than one shop?
There is no obligation to apply to only one. If anything, looking at several gives you more to compare the terms with. You may, however, be asked at the interview about other shops.
Summary
- Of the 84 shops with a recruiting page, 73 state their requirements and 29 state their pay as a figure
- Where the terms are published, the interview is for confirming them
- Where they are not, you need to ask about everything at the interview
- Bring photo ID. A shop that does not ask for it is the more dangerous one
- No shop publishes the terms of its trial shifts. Always confirm them at the interview
Shops that publish their terms as figures can be found under Shops that publish their recruiting terms.
The figures in this article are based on what each shop’s official recruiting page says. The interview items are quoted from a recruiting page that officially lists what it checks when hiring. Practice differs from shop to shop, so this is no guarantee of what an actual interview will cover. We cannot verify hiring decisions or pass rates, so we publish no predictions of that kind.