How We Check Venue Prices

Where the information comes from

Every venue page is written from the venue's own information: its official website, its official social media accounts or its own map listing. We do not copy prices from directories, review sites or other guides. If a venue does not publish something, the page says so instead of guessing.

How we check prices

• Each price on a venue page is copied from the venue's price list and then matched, number by number, against the source page.
• Each venue page shows the date it was checked and links to the page the prices came from.
• Prices, hours and rules change without notice. We recheck the pages and update the date when we do, but always confirm prices at the door.

How the example bills are worked out

The example on each venue page is for two guests staying 90 minutes: the first set price on the venue's list, one extension, any table charge, then the service charge and tax the venue publishes. It leaves out nominations, drinks for hostesses and bottles, which are usually what makes a bill large. If a venue does not publish its service charge or tax, we do not show an example. You can change every number in the bill estimator.

Photos

Interior, entrance and drink photos come from the venue's own website or social media. Photos of hostesses are shown straight from the hostess list on the venue's official site (or the list the venue keeps on a listing site, when its own site has none); we do not copy them, so a photo the venue removes disappears here too. If you are the venue or the person in a photo and want it changed or removed, email contact@cleartabjapan.com and we act on it promptly.

Our pre-listing check against rip-offs

A hostess venue gets the “checked” mark on this site only when it passes all five points below. We check them before listing a venue and again when we recheck its prices.

1. Price list published. The venue's official site shows its set price, extensions and nomination fees.
2. Extra charges stated. The service charge (alone or together with tax) and any table charge are written on the price list.
3. Address and phone. The official site gives the venue's address and phone number.
4. No street touts. The venue's site does not offer street solicitation; some venues state outright that they never use touts.
5. No rip-off reports found. We search the venue's name for public notices and news of arrests or overcharging, and find none.

This check is not a guarantee that a venue is safe or that nothing will go wrong. Always confirm the price at the door and ask for an itemised bill. Venues that do not pass are either not listed or shown without the mark.

We do not run these venues

ClearTab Japan is independent and does not operate any venue. How our WhatsApp help works, including how we are paid, is explained on How our help works.

Report a mistake

If a price, address or rule on a page is wrong or out of date, email contact@cleartabjapan.com with the page address. Venues can also ask us to update their page.