Tip

A tip is cash a guest chooses to give in thanks for service, but Japan has no tipping custom. That is as true at hostess clubs, snack bars and girls bars as anywhere else: there is no need to hand money to a cast member or the floor staff, and many venues would not know what to do with it. Saying thank you is enough.

What a venue takes is the service charge, which is not a voluntary tip but a percentage the venue adds to the bill. Please ask the venue whether a service charge is added separately. If you want to show appreciation to a cast member you like at a hostess club, the way that fits the system is to nominate her or buy her a drink, not to tip.