During daylight hours, the city of Tokyo is the quintessential image of robotic conformity. But at night, it transforms into a "floating world" of escapism, as "all-work" salary men seek a place to play.Though fascinated by Japanese language and culture, American Lea Jacobson, had some difficulty conforming to Japan's rigidly structured society. When she was fired from her job as an English teacher, Lea found work as a nightclub hostess on Tokyo's Ginza strip, and transformed herself into a "Barbie doll" fantasy whose job it was to flatter, flirt and engage in mock- relationships with her middle-aged clients. A direct descendant of the geisha tradition, hostessing quickly became lucrative...and addictive.Her perceptions distorted by the alcohol she was paid to consume, her identity confused by the fake personalities she spun nightly, Jacobson began to lose herself in this fantasy culture. As she descended into self-abuse and alcoholism, she found that the seductive lifestyle she loved so much seemed impossible to escape.

丽亚·雅各布森（Lea Jacobson）：毕业于加拿大蒙特利尔大学，取得英语和日语文学学士学位。后来到东京，在体验了两年的陪酒女郎生活之后，回到美国继续东亚文化的学习和研究。目前居住在东京，为当地的大学做语言指导，并兼职翻译。