Thank you for posting that. I've lived in Japan for 30 years, and I've never seen the topic so clearly explained. Edit: BTW, in case you were wondering about

Thank you for posting that. I've lived in Japan for 30 years, and I've never seen the topic so clearly explained. Edit: BTW, in case you were wondering about the special zoning classification, "bathhouses with private rooms" are in a very different business than bathhouses without private rooms.