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A restaurant in Japan is leaving customers a bit slaphappy.

Patrons at an eatery called Shachihoko-ya in Nagoya, Japan, can pay waitresses to slap them in the face, as revealed in a hilarious video.

For the price of 300 Japanese Yen (about $2 USD), Kimono-wearing, stone-faced women will slap the eager customer’s cheeks with a palm over and over again — and some even administer backhanded slaps.

Waitresses sometimes strike the diners so hard that they’re knocked out of their seats.

One man was even wheeled out before a line of the patron-striking waitresses, who bowed before taking turns clipping him around the ear.

Both men and women — locals and tourists alike — enjoy the slaps so much that they thank their assailants for the violent service.


  Waitresses sometimes strike the diners so hard that they’re knocked out of their seats. Jam Press Vid Waitresses sometimes strike the diners so hard that they’re knocked out of their seats. Jam Press Vid

  Patrons at an eatery called Shachihoko-ya in Nagoya, Japan, can pay waitresses to slap them in the face. Jam Press Vid Patrons at an eatery called Shachihoko-ya in Nagoya, Japan, can pay waitresses to slap them in the face. Jam Press Vid

Shachihoko-ya first opened in 2012 but was in danger of closing, which was when the wacky custom was introduced.

After staff started the stunt, business began to thrive — and even become so popular that more female waitresses needed to be hired to meet demand.


  Waitresses sometimes strike the diners so hard that they’re knocked out of their seats. Jam Press Vid Waitresses sometimes strike the diners so hard that they’re knocked out of their seats. Jam Press Vid

There’s just one condition: the waitresses must be female.

However, if a customer wants to request a specific waitress to slap them silly, they must pay a surcharge of JPY 500 ($3.40 USD).

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