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Japanese Bukkake HistoryJapanese pornography has some unique features which separate it from pornography in other cultures, especially Western pornography. It is quite common and frequently translated and exported to Western cultures because of its large spectrum of themes and media. Japanese erotica has a reputation in the West as being sado-masochistic and youth-centered due to cultural differences and various taboos. According to researchers, the concept of "pornography" emerged in the Edo period where every form of popular culture flourished. All forms of pornography flourished with the sole exception of figures and statues. This does not mean there were no works of erotica; these early works were by highly literate nobles and often considered works of art. Both Japanese mythology and Shinto have few teachings about sexuality. An act of sex is and was an act of happiness without guilt or sin. Until the Kamakura period in 12th century, a man went to a woman's house to be accepted inside, and many poems prior to this period were poems of love. By careful phrasing and use of words, a seemingly innocent poem of beauty doubled as a passionate poem of lust. Those with little talent for poetry often asked a friend to write for them and this sometimes caused an embarrassing situation where two persons with the same friend gave the same poem to a woman. Commoners instead met together in a matsuri or a festival, it is not a coincidence that most matsuri are held at night. They had little if any need for pornographic material. In the Kamakura period, Zen Buddhism focusing on meditations made samurai less open to an open sexuality and focusing more on formalities. Marriage customs changed to have a woman enter the family of a man she was marrying to reduce the need to write passionate verses. Few erotica or pornographic works are known from this or the next period, the Muromachi period. In the Sengoku period, even fewer works are known. In the Edo period, pornography flourished due to the unique characteristic of the city of Edo. Well over 60% of the population of Edo were males and these males came from all over Japan to work for years before returning to their hometown to marry (or they were already married), having learned valuable skills like reading, writing, and crafts. The disproportionate population balance and excess of young males demanded means to fulfill their sexual needs. State controlled prostitutions like Yoshiwara were an answer and pornography was another. More...... |
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