{"id":88458,"date":"2023-12-05T03:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T03:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88458"},"modified":"2023-12-05T03:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T03:01:08","slug":"waitresses-at-japanese-restaurant-charge-1-60-to-slap-you-in-the-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/waitresses-at-japanese-restaurant-charge-1-60-to-slap-you-in-the-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Waitresses at Japanese restaurant charge \u00a31.60 to slap you in the face"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Fancy a slap-up meal? Waitresses at Japanese restaurant charge \u00a31.60 to slap you in the face (and it&#8217;s a huge hit!)<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Staff at the Nagoya tavern wear gold kimonos and slap punters for a small charge<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Far from a relaxing meal out, customers at one Japanese restaurant are opting to have their food with a side of tough love &#8211; by paying their waiting staff to slap them in the face.<\/p>\n<p>Diners are reportedly flocking to an eatery in Nagoya, on the south coast of\u00a0Japan, where the female staff serve up the bizarre experience.<\/p>\n<p>Waitresses wearing kimonos strike willing diners&#8217; over and over &#8211; and get paid 300 yen (\u00a31.60) for the service.<\/p>\n<p>Some punters at the izakaya &#8211; or Japanese tavern &#8211; even get backhanders, and the blows can be so powerful that clients are knocked out of their chairs.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking video of the unusual ritual even sees a man wheeled out before a line of waitresses, who bow before taking in turns to give him a clip around the ear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/23\/78574681-12824583-image-a-27_1701733075998.jpg\" height=\"370\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Women laugh as they strike a customer across the face at the restaurant in\u00a0Nagoya, Japan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/23\/78574667-12824583-image-a-31_1701733887862.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Waitresses at the\u00a0Shachihoko-ya tavern wear gold kimonos and are paid a service charge to slap guests<\/p>\n<p>The spot, named Shachihoko-ya, opened in 2012 but risked closing down because custom was slow.<\/p>\n<p>But staff managed to turn things around by introducing the bizarre gimmick and business is now said to be thriving.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the tavern became such a hit that managers had to hire more female staff to meet out the pre-meal violence.<\/p>\n<p>Patrons who want a specific staff member to turn their cheeks red must pay a 500 yen (\u00a32.70) surcharge, local media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Both men and women, locals and foreigners alike are said to enjoy the experience so much that they thank their aggressors for their service.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is situated in Nagoya&#8217;s most popular nightlife quarter Nishiki Sanchome, is known for the costumes worn by its staff.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/23\/78574665-12824583-image-a-26_1701733014312.jpg\" height=\"444\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One waitress, seen wearing a gold kimono, strikes a female customer across the face<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/23\/78574653-12824583-image-a-28_1701733223850.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A stony-faced waitress hits one of her customers in the dining area of the restaurant\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/04\/23\/78574663-12824583-image-a-29_1701733316705.jpg\" height=\"354\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Business is said to be thriving at the restaurant after the staff began hitting their guests<\/p>\n<p>The male waiters, known as &#8216;Shachihoko Boys&#8217; wear golden body suits and fish-shaped headdresses inspires by the tavern&#8217;s logo, while the female staff wear gold kimonos.<\/p>\n<p>Japan is widely known for its weird and wonderful dining experiences.<\/p>\n<p>One Tokyo joint is decked out like a primary school classroom with waiting staff dressed as teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Another mimics a blood-splattered asylum where handcuffed diners are served grub in a cramped cell by waitresses dressed as nurses.<\/p>\n<p>A more serene option might be a Tokyo bar set up and run by a Buddhist monk &#8211; where all the bartenders are also monks who teach punters about their way of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12824583\/slap-meal-waitresses-Japanese-restaurant-charge-slap-face.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fancy a slap-up meal? 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