Get slapped or kicked: This 'Muscle Girls' bar in Tokyo offers unique ways to relieve stress

A unique bar in Japan's Tokyo is attracting customers from around the world with its unconventional services. Muscle Girls Bar employs strong, athletic women, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners, fitness influencers, professional wrestlers, and actresses, who offer a range of physical interactions with patrons, according to a report from South China Morning Post.

Customers can purchase "muscle coins" to pay for services such as being slapped, kicked, or carried princess-style by the waitresses.

These services can cost up to 30,000 yen (US$200). The bar's most popular cocktails are made by waitresses who crush grapefruits with their bare hands.

Patrons can also ride on the waitresses' shoulders while they perform squats, with charges varying based on the customer's weight. One waitress, Maru, who weighs around 50kg, can lift and carry a 130kg man.

The bar was opened in 2020 by Hari, a former fitness influencer on YouTube, after her gym closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Hari, a keen volleyball player, is confident in her slapping strength and technique.

A Japanese male customer, Hikaru, smiled after being slapped and said, "The pain made me forget all my worries." The bar's international clientele is evident from a map on the wall, which shows visitors from various countries, including Denmark, Mexico, and Germany.

Samantha Low, a woman customer, expressed her admiration for the staff, noting that they challenge the stereotype of Japanese women being frail and petite. She said, "I feel very free and liberated in this bar."

The bar has generated significant discussion on social media, with some praising the muscular women and the unique stress-relief method, while others find the concept of experiencing physical pain in a bar to be bizarre.


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