'Eary' craze hits Tokyo

I was in Japan for a business trip. Japan is famous for its uniqueness and the new emerging trends. I was quite amused to hear about this latest fab there. Its “Mimi Kurin” means ear clean. These parlours are near the railway stations so are easily accessible for a quick "Mimi kurin" and massage.

This is At Yamamoto Mimikakiten (One of the ear cleaning parlour), you can choose the girl of your choice to clean the ear. You can check about the girl on their personal blog before choosing for the service.To cherish this service you need to shell out between $22-$50 per hour. These parlours only means business, no hanky panky is tolerated on the premises.

This “Mimi Kurin” used to be done by the mothers to their kids in traditional Japanese families so people used to get nostalgic about it. This is done in a very traditional way on Tatami Mats(Made of woven soft rush straw, and traditionally packed with rice straw but nowadays sometimes with styrofoam)and girls also wear traditional japanese costume called "Kimono".

Let me explain you the process which is quite straight forward and starts with a brief introduction and welcome drink(green tea). Put your head on the girls lap and let her go to work starting with a lobe massage, this may or may not be designed to loosen the ear wax. I’m sure it feels nice either way. After the massage she will then go to work and clean out your ears with a variety of cleaning tools. Lastly, to finish off, you’re treated with a shoulders and hand massage.