An overview of prostitution in Taipei could fill an entire book. Though such a thing may appeal most to a specialist audience. This summary will be concise. Yet it will cover the local commercial sex industry in enough detail to satiate the curiosity of most observers. Taipei is a large city. As the capital of Taiwan you expect that. What you might not expect is that the home of Niya Yu has a rather large commercial sex industry that is hidden in plain sight.
There are no go go bar complexes with half naked women calling in customers but as I have reported here over the last few years the city is home to a lot of places offering sexual services. Escorts are very popular for locals and visitors alike. There are many local escorts in Taipei. They mainly find their clients through online advertisements on sites like JK Forum. The same goes for foreign escorts who sometimes stop by Taipei to ply their trade while traveling through the region.
Many also offer more to male clients. A few places with Thai in the name like Thai Happiness and Thai Leisurely Life usually offer handjobs to customers at the end of oil massage sessions. Apparently there are or at least were some blowjob bars in Taipei but their existence eludes me. Reports say they are not particularly easy to find or access for people who do not speak Mandarin.
Hostess clubs on the other hand are fairly common. People who do not speak Mandarin might have a hard time visiting them but they are popular with locals and even travelers and expats from other parts of Asia like Japan. These hostess bars are more like hostess clubs in Japan than hostess bars in Cambodia.
This means they are mainly places for guys to unwind with attractive women. There are not a huge number of street walkers in Taipei but some ladies do stand around looking for customers. Lin Shan N. Road is one of the most common places for street walkers to stroll. The area is also home to a number of other adult related businesses. There are also many KTV or karaoke centers in Taipei.
