We talk to someone who did just that. This second meaning of sakura originally referred to audience members at kabuki performances who would cheer wildly when an actor took the stageβ¦because they were being paid by the performer or venue owners to do so in order to amp up the rest of the crowd. Many male sakura also pretend to be single women, as in the case of one Japanese dating site that had 2.
A disarmingly friendly and unassuming man in his 30s, he agreed to give us an inside look at this shadowy side of the dating industry. Asakura: They advertise for sakura in the regular employment magazines that have part-time job listings. I saw an ad, sent in an application, and they hired me. The average age is young, with most in their mids or younger. When I was working as a sakura, one of my supervisors was actually still in college.
Asakura: Haha a lot of things! Asakura: For me, the best part was the flexible hours. At the time, there were other things I wanted to do besides work, so I wanted a job where I could set my own schedule. Also, tough working conditions makes for a lot of comradery between coworkers.
Asakura: Well, when a client stops emailing you, you have to think of how to reestablish a connection with him. Analyzing what kind of email you can send to reel a customer back in, looking at that deep part of human psychology, that was interesting. No people, no desks, nothing. I thought I must be imagining things. Did my boss forget to tell me they were moving and give me the new address?
Did I get fired? Did the company go belly-up? RocketNews24 Japanese. TOP Β» Japan. RocketNews So how did you get started working as a sakura?
