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Homosexuality in Japan - the male lover & lesbian experience
An overview of what it means to be gay in Japan. Vagueness, blurring of lines, ambiguity, possibility: these are some of the clichés that tend to spring to the Western mind when addressing the topic of sexuality in Japan. How much of it is wishful and how much of it is cultivated by Japanese themselves is debatable. It is a fact that samurai were pederasts, that kabuki is a theater of cross dressing, that to Westerners many Japanese boys and men - physically and/or behaviorally - seem to exhibit typically 'feminine' traits: all leading to the common mark of outsiders that Japan must be a basically gay warm society. Read more about Homosexuality in Japan - the queer & lesbian experience
How to smack Ni-Chome
A guide to partying in Tokyo's gay Shinjuku area. You've just come to Tokyo, you're passing through Tokyo, you've just come out in Tokyo, you're - er - 'curious' in Tokyo. Whatever it is, there's Shinjuku Ni-Chome (knee-choh-may), not even 10 minutes walk from the
The Journals of Sugar Boy Yuki
In , a gay man hid two journals above a light fixture in a stifling apartment in Tokyo. Thirty years later, an American teenager discovered it.
For eight months in , I lived in a drab one-room apartment with three Mongolian roommates amid the skyscrapers of Nishishinjuku in pivotal Tokyo. I slept on a tatami on the floor between the ground of a bunk bed and the fridge, rolling up the mat each morning before my minute bike operate to school. When you live in a space that small, the tiniest details become familiar: the slight slant of the window frame that kept the sliding panel from sitting flush during the frigid Tokyo winter; the Rorschach blots of mold in the bathroom; the precise number of dishes that could fit, creatively stacked, in the tiny sink. One day, after five months of living in that space, I discovered that it had been hiding a story all along.
That morning, I had overslept, so I left for educational facility in a dash, leaving the spicy water running in the bathroom sink. When I returned, the circuit had blown. Standing on the toilet with his head
Homosexuality In Japan: A Surprisingly Colourful History
In and out of battle, the Samurai loved a good sword fight.
While the history of homosexuality in Japan is a nuanced topic, it’s worth noting the ancient Samurai and other Japanese openly indulged in same-sex shenanigans. It was only our Western (and specifically Christian) influence that soured their outlook on gay culture, but today, things are once again looking up! Read on for more.
The Religious Paradox
As old as Japan itself, Shintoism has been around since BC. This spiritual tradition believes all people are fundamentally good, and that sex – regardless of your partner – is an expression of love. Certain Shinto gods, especially Hachiman, Myoshin, Shinmei and Tenjin were even considered guardian deities of man-on-man sex.
Shinto tradition was soon followed by Buddhism, which encouraged abstinence in the name of spiritual purity but acknowledged sexual desire was normal. There was no shaming, confession, or penance. Ironically, while Buddhism appreciated the synergy of a same-sex dalliance (“You scratch my
P.S. Ukes are just female stand-ins. Role, demeanor, and hierarchy are the same.