Definition and Characteristics of No-pan kissa
– Japanese term for maid cafés with waitresses in short skirts and no underwear
– Some floors or sections are mirrored
– Shops operate under a no-touch policy
– Resemble normal coffee shops, but charge premium prices
– Initially located in remote areas, then expanded to major railway stations
Popularity and Decline of No-pan kissa
– Popular employment choice for women due to good pay and minimal sexual contact
– First No-pan kissa opened in Osaka in 1980
– Peak of boom in the 1980s with topless or bottomless waitresses
– Number of shops started to decline rapidly
– Fashion health clubs replaced No-pan kissa
Regulation and Impact on the Sex Industry
– The New Amusement Business Control and Improvement Act restricted the sex industry
– Protected traditional businesses
– No-pan kissa, no-pan shabu-shabu, and no-pan karaoke also existed
– Act came into force on February 13, 1985
– Limited number of remaining No-pan kissa, if any
Related Topics
– See also: Sexuality in Japan
– Reference: No-pan kissa (No-panty cafes) – Japan for the Uninvited
– Reference: Nightwork: sexuality, pleasure, and corporate masculinity in a Tokyo hostess club by Anne Allison
– Reference: Behind the mask: on sexual demons, sacred mothers, transvestites, gangsters, drifters and other Japanese cultural heroes by Ian Buruma
– Reference: Neighborhood Tokyo by Theodore C. Bestor
Additional Information
– Revisit the retro glory of Japan’s 1980s No-pan kissa (no-panties cafes)
– Reference: Araki – Tokyo Lucky Hole by Akira Suei
– Ministry officials demanded sex club entertainment
– Reference: Permitted and prohibited desires: mothers, comics, and censorship in Japan by Anne Allison
– Reference: The Lucky Hole as the Black Hole in Nobuyoshi Araki, Tokyo Lucky Hole by Akira Suei Source URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-pan_kissa
