Kabukicho Cafe Workers Discuss Income, Cosmetic Surgery and Customers

When I run out of money,

I’ll go to Dubai and have se… with goats. What’s your occupation?

I’m a concept- café girl. And your age? Three, three— thirty- eight.

I’m divorced with a kid. You have a child?

Yes. What kind of concept is your concept café?

A peach blossom land? Like a dream world. Why are you here today? It’s a date.

We’re going to a hotel together after this. Just the two of you? Yes.

Do you like women? I like both. Are you two dating? We’re not dating.

What got you started working at a concept café?

A voice spoke directly into my brain, I wanted to become cute,

and I was in Kabukicho.

Have you ever met any really sketchy customers?

People who throw mobile chargers at me,

or people who try to get me to join a religion. What religion? Jehovah’s Witnesses.

They bring a Bible and ask,“ Do you believe in God?” How do you respond?

I say,“ I am God.” How did they react?

Oh, it’s fine. While you’re working,

is your child at some daycare or something? It’s just my backstory.

Your backstory!? How much do you have in savings? Ten million.

And your monthly income? Seventy thousand yen. That’s definitely a lie, right?

It’s seventy thousand from the concept café,

but when I run out of money I go to Dubai and have se…

with goats… Have you actually ever gone abroad?

I go every month. What’s your monthly income?

Around four hundred thousand yen. What do you spend it on? Food, shisha, my face.

Plastic surgery?

Yes. About how much have you spent on surgery? Ten million. That’s amazing.

Which surgery do you feel changed you the most? The bones in my face.

How much did that cost? Around two million.

You two aren’t host- club addicts?

No, we’re not. Have you ever been to a host club? The hosts come to our shop.

And that’s where you spend money on them? They come, they spend, we’re recruiting.

You’re recruiting hosts instead.

Yes. Is there anything you’d like to say?

I’m recruiting people who will spend money.

What was the name of your shop again? Newtopia. And your names? I’m Takuma.

I’m Alice. Enjoy your date. Thank you.