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New page: ''Girls Bars'' are Japanese bars that cater to male patrons by hiring cute Japanese girls as bartenders. Men who come into the bar to drink must pay a fee to chat with the female b...

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''Girls Bars'' are [[Japanese]] bars that cater to male patrons by hiring cute [[Japanese girls]] as bartenders. Men who come into the bar to drink must pay a fee to chat with the female bartenders. Girls bars became an increasingly popular part of the [[Japanese nightlife]] scene in [[2006]] and [[2007]]. They are considered a direct competitor to the very popular Japanese [[hostess clubs]].

== Girls Bars vs. Hostess Clubs ==
* Girls Bars are generally cheaper to visit than Hostess Clubs, with lower drink prices and lower cover price to enter.
* Many of the Girls Bars hire ordinary Japanese girls as employees, rather than the professional hostesses that staff hostess clubs in [[Tokyo]] and other cities. Some Japanese men say that they prefer talking to a regular girl, rather than a professional [[hostess]] - and that the atmosphere of the girls bars is more friendly.
* Because of changing laws in Tokyo, as part of governor [[Shintaro Ishihara]]'s crackdown on nightlife, many hostess clubs are forced to shut down at midnight. However, girls bars are allowed to stay open all night like other bars.

== Locations of Girls Bars ==
Between Shinjuku's Kabukicho nightlife district and the popular areas of Shibuya, it was estimated that there are about 60 Girls Bars in operation as of the start of 2008.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.japantoday.com/jp/shukan/434 Japan Times Article] (English)

[[Category:Japanese nightlife]]

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