🤦 20-minute nap with a woman for 30,000 won, one night for 500,000 won... A new type of cafe has appeared

Oh my goodness 🤦🤦🤦Seoul=News1) Reporter Sobom Lee = A Japanese cafe that offers services such as hugs or knee pillows in exchange for payment to help alleviate modern people's loneliness is gaining attention.

 

Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on the 12th (local time) about 'Soineya Cafe' in Tokyo.

 

According to reports, the cafe offers a unique solution to loneliness. It helps people who want to sleep with someone to comfortably fall asleep by having staff nearby.

 

The cost of taking a 20-minute nap is 3,000 yen (approximately 28,000 won), and the option to stay overnight for 10 hours costs 50,000 yen (approximately 470,000 won).

 

For an additional 1,000 yen (approximately 9,300 won), customers can rest their head on the staff's lap or hug for three minutes. For the same fee, they can also receive services such as gazing into the staff's eyes for one minute or being gently tapped or patted.

 

The cafe stated that its goal is to provide a simple yet comfortable sleeping method with someone. However, the cafe strictly prohibits customers from touching the staff's hair or engaging in any physical contact beyond that to protect female employees.

 

Cafe employee Fuki said, "Many customers have difficulty opening their hearts to friends or colleagues." Male customer Inoue explained, "In reality, I can't tell what women are thinking when I talk to them. Even if they smile sweetly in front of me, they might be lying or criticizing me behind my back." He also shared his reason for using the cafe, saying, "I felt shy when I first used this service, but eventually I rested my head on Fuki's lap. The conversation was comfortable and enjoyable."

 

However, reactions to the Soyneya Cafe online were mixed. Netizens responded positively, saying, "After a long and tiring day, all that's waiting at home are a cold bed and leftover food. Nothing feels better than a little care and a warm hug," and "Holding or looking at a sweet girl doesn't solve everything, but it alleviates loneliness and provides the energy for people to face life's challenges."

 

On the other hand, some expressed concerns such as "Physical contact with strangers can make someone uncomfortable" and "Relying on these services for a long time may further disconnect real relationships and worsen social isolation."

 

The media reported that "more and more people in Japan are avoiding intimate relationships," and according to a study, 45% of women and 25% of men aged 16 to 24 are uninterested in or even hate physical contact.

 

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