Money and Love: host clubs in Japan

A host club(ホストクラブhosuto kurabu)is similar to a hostess club, except that female customers pay for male company. Some host clubs also specialize in transgender women clubs are typically found in more populated areas of Japan, and are famed for being numerous inTokyodistricts such asKabukichō, andOsaka sUmedaandNamba. Customers are typically wives of rich men or women working as hostesses in hostess clubs. The first host club was opened in Tokyo in 1966. In 1996, the number of Tokyo host clubs was estimated to be 200, and a night of nonsexual entertainment could cost 500 to 600. Source: