Japan has officially joined the band wagon of countries that have recently opened naked restaurants.
Coming on the heels of London and Australia, Tokyo announced its own body-baring establishment, set to open on July 29. Called “The Amrita”, (Sanskrit for “the immortality”), Tokyo’s version of the naked dining experience is marginally more sedate than its overseas counterparts, but it’s also a little stricter too.
Customers are required to pull off their clothes but would be keeping their nether regions covered with “paper underpants” provided by the restaurant. The waiter would be men with the world’s most beautiful bodies and they would serve patrons while dressed in nothing but skimpy g-strings. Along with the delights of an organic menu, diners will be able to feast their eyes on a “Men’s Show” dance performance on stage featuring only the best of the best American and European male models.
There are restrictions, however, on who can enter, with the restaurant denying entry to people with tattoos; those outside the 18 – 60 year-old age bracket; and those who are 15 kilograms (33 pounds) over the average body weight.
To clarify this point, entrance guidelines stipulate that weight is measured in correspondence to a person’s height, suggesting that Body Mass Index (BMI) calculations may be used to determine access. Diners who don’t appear to be within the desired weight range upon arrival will be weighed at the door and if they are found to be overweight, they will be denied access with no refunds.
According to the restaurant website, those who enter will go through a reservation check to confirm their age, and then head to an area where they will take off their clothes and put on paper underwear provided by the restaurant. After locking phones and cameras away in the table-top box provided, they will then be led to their table. While inside, diners are not to call out to other customers or touch other people’s bodies. After the meal, patrons will get dressed and then leave the restaurant.