Akasuri

While getting some akasuri today I wondered why literally everyone who provides this service is Korean? I remember my first time of akasuri in the now defunct Oedo onsen in Tokyo, the lady doing it stressed that she was Japanese. That was so far the only Japanese I ever met while having akasuri. I realize it’s called “Korean body scrub” , but is there some kind of special visa for Korean women to provide akasuri? Or are they all married to some Japanese and when looking for a job the only offer they got was akasuri?

I also wondered about something else. Do men get akasuri? And if yes, do the same Korean ladies that offer the service in the female section also do the men? Or are there (Korean?) men also providing this service?

Well, I always thought that Akasuri is Korean, that it's just that they've translated it to Japanese for the consumers here. So, it's kind of like asking why most people who own a yakiniku restaurant is Korean. Is it also called Akasuri in Korea?

good morning and what an interesting question

Akasuri is romaji of 垢擦り
垢 aka = dirt
擦り suri = rubbing
putting together, it kind of becomes rubbing off the dirts = body scrub

akasuri あかすり is often presented in 片仮名（カタカナ）ie. アカスリ
to imply a foreign context also

anastasia,

Yes, that's what it literally means. But I think LikeBike is referring to what we commonly call "Kankoku-shiki Akasuri" which literally means "Korean-style body-dirt scrubbing".

I'm sure that the scrubbers are trained. I wouldn't be surprised if they're trained in Korea before obtaining a working visa. But the Korean population in Japan is huge to begin with, so maybe a lot of them come on various other visas and get trained in Japan. I don't know.

Yes, I just wonder why it is so firmly in the hands of Korean ladies. And I don’t think that they are generally from Japan, because I always notice a strong accent plus they speak with their colleagues in Korean.

Japan seems so restrictive with visa categories that I find it surprising that there would be a specific “akasuri” category. But maybe it goes into one of these expert categories like cook.

Just wondering. If anyone knows let me know.