Japan: Viral video shows customers paying restaurant to get slapped by women

A video has gone viral in which customers of a Japanese restaurant named Shachihoko-ya are seen to be receiving slaps from waitresses dressed as maids. 

This is Shachihokoya - a restaurant in Nagoya - where you can buy a menu item called 'Nagoya Lady's Slap' for 300 yen pic.twitter.com/19qPM1Ohac

— Bangkok Lad (@bangkoklad)

This is Shachihokoya - a restaurant in Nagoya - where you can buy a menu item called 'Nagoya Lady's Slap' for 300 yen pic.twitter.com/19qPM1Ohac

— Bangkok Lad (@bangkoklad) November 29, 2023

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This service was apparently available at a price of 100 yen (Rs 56.61). Only women were hired for the role of slapping. “The harder the female staff slapped them, the more excited the patrons became. Not only were the patrons not angry, but they appeared to feel more relaxed after getting hit. They would even thank the staff member who smacked them,” a video explaining the service from a YouTube channel named Save Your Money In Japan stated. 

Customers were charged an additional amount if they had a preference with respect to which of the waitresses were to slap them. Even women subscribed to this service. 

However after the videos became viral, Shachihoko issued a clarification. “Shachihoko-ya currently does not offer slaps. We appreciate the attention it has received today, but we cannot accommodate visits with the intention of receiving slaps. We didn't expect old videos to go viral like this, so please understand before coming,” the restaurant said in a post on the microblogging site X (formerly known as Twitter).

Shachihoko-ya currently does not offer slaps. We appreciate the attention it has received today, but we cannot accommodate visits with the intention of receiving slaps. We didn't expect old videos to go viral like this, so please understand before comming. pic.twitter.com/Xd30LjNTpk

— しゃちほこ屋通信 (@shachihokoya)

Shachihoko-ya currently does not offer slaps. We appreciate the attention it has received today, but we cannot accommodate visits with the intention of receiving slaps. We didn't expect old videos to go viral like this, so please understand before comming. pic.twitter.com/Xd30LjNTpk

— しゃちほこ屋通信 (@shachihokoya) November 29, 2023

">November 29, 2023