Overview of Japanese sex culture
・Prostitution was once a dream job in Japan
・Turkish baths and the history of soaplands
・Western perceptions of sex vs Japanese perceptions of sex
Historical perception of prostitution
・The origin of prostitution – the oldest profession of mankind
・The truth of the prostitution culture rooted in Japan
・Ways of thinking that connect religion and prostitution
Historical research on prostitution
・Prostitution as depicted in ancient Japanese literature
・Rape in Japan’s early history
・The reason that historical documents regarding prostitution are rare in Japan
・The roots of geisha and maiko
The folklore of Japanese sex culture
・The custom of night crawling in rural areas
・Connections between relationships and the sex culture during the Edo period
・The relationship between Edo-period post towns and the serving girls (prostitutes) who worked there
・Phallic worship: the “Kanamara festival” at the Kanayama Shrine
・The first sexual experience of an Edo period woman
・Mekake (mistresses) in the Edo period
・The connection between bodhisattva and yūjo
The history of yūjo