"I Never Expected to Get Hooked on Papa-Katsu in Akita" — Why a Man in His 50s Living in the Countryside Got Addicted

Is Papa-Katsu Possible in Akita Too? A True Account from a Man in His 50s Living in Rural Japan, Sharing His Quiet yet Slightly Risky Relationship With a Woman He Met via yoitoki on a Business Trip.

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Papa-Katsu in Akita? At First I Thought "That's Only in Tokyo"

Registered on an App During My Business Trip—Everything Changed From That Day

Meeting Her in Front of Akita Station, in the Quiet of Night

20-Year Age Gap. Strangely, It Didn't Feel Forced

It Wasn't Just a Game—The Night Papa-Katsu Became a Little Frightening

What I Was Really Seeking in Papa-Katsu Wasn’t Excitement, but Moments to Be My True Self

1. Papa-Katsu in Akita? At First I Thought "That's Only in Tokyo"

I’m past 50, the midpoint of my life.
Running a business in the countryside, I never thought I’d have encounters like those in the city.
Papa-katsu? That’s something you hear about in Shibuya or Azabu, right? That’s what I believed.

But one day, during some downtime on a business trip, I randomly searched "Papa-Katsu Akita."
And found an app called “yoitoki.”

2. Registered on an App During My Business Trip—Everything Changed From That Day

Yoitoki had actually come up once in a casual conversation with an acquaintance from Tokyo.
“It’s an app for mature adults, so there’s less weird communication,” they’d said.

I tried signing up, and I liked how travel and meal expenses could be set in advance.
It helps avoid awkwardness, and shows your seriousness up front, which is a plus.

I thought I wouldn't meet anyone anyway, but a few hours later, I got a message from a girl in Akita City.
From that day, everything changed.

3. Meeting Her in Front of Akita Station, in the Quiet of Night

Weeknight at the rotary in front of Akita Station, barely any people around.
She was standing there wearing a mask. Her skirt was short, but she had a slight uneasiness that was characteristic of a countryside girl.

“Is this your first time?”

When she asked me that, I was the one who felt a sudden jolt.
I’d heard that girls you meet through Yoitoki usually “know what they’re doing,”
but she, among them, felt strangely natural and relaxed.

4. 20-Year Age Gap. Strangely, It Didn't Feel Forced

I’m more than twice her age.
But somehow, the conversation just clicked. We talked about smartphones, part-time jobs, and the future.

We were physically intimate too.
To be honest, her skin was soft, her scent youthful, and her reactions genuine.
But what stuck with me more than that was after the shower,
when she put on my dress shirt and said softly, “Wearing this feels unexpectedly calming.”

5. It Wasn't Just a Game—The Night Papa-Katsu Became a Little Frightening

Normally, papa-katsu is supposed to be a cut-and-dry arrangement.
But after seeing her a third time, I started checking my phone notifications constantly.

Yoitoki notification dings, and I find myself holding out hope.
“When are you free next?”
Just that one line seemed to instantly wash away the fatigue of my daily life.

It started to scare me.
Getting emotionally involved is way trickier than a mere physical thing.

6. What I Was Really Seeking in Papa-Katsu Wasn’t Excitement, but Moments to Be My True Self

At first, I thought I was seeking a young body, but before I knew it,
I found comfort in “having someone to listen to me” and “just quietly being at my side.”

Papa-katsu might be called a transaction of money and bodies.
But with the woman I met on Yoitoki, there was definitely ‘something’ more than just money.

In the night air of Akita, I felt myself gradually returning to being “human.”
I think, just maybe, I’ll keep doing it a little while longer.