Worship of the Genitals and the Sexual Spirit: A Study of Folk Toys, Part 1

Sakai Sanjin

A folkloric study of genital worship and the sexual spirit, examining phallic and female sexual symbols in folk toys, shrine objects, village rituals, and fertility customs. The article compares regional and historical examples, linking…

Collection of Erotic Curiosities from Various Provinces

Utsumi Yūzō

A collection of erotic curiosities gathered from different Japanese provinces, describing unusual sexual customs, shrine-related objects, folk practices, and anecdotes. The piece emphasizes regional variation in erotic culture and includes discussion of changing social…

The Frappé Dance That Intoxicates Spectators

Nakahara Harumi

An observational essay on the Frappé dance, describing its alluring choreography, suggestive bodily movements, costumes, and the intense fascination it produces among spectators. The author considers how the performance balances playful elegance, erotic display,…

An Obstetrician-Gynecologist's View of the Times: ABC

Sugita Kiyoshi

An obstetrician-gynecologist discusses contemporary sexual attitudes and behavior through three illustrative cases identified as A, B, and C. The article approaches these matters from a reproductive-medical and social perspective, with accompanying explanatory illustrations.

The Rubber Raincoat Fetish

Watagawa Kaoru

A discussion of fetishistic attraction to rubber raincoats, focusing on the garment’s distinctive appearance, texture, smell, and the unusual fantasies or compulsive behavior it can evoke. The article presents the subject as a form…

Erotic Pictures and Prohibition

Ayukawa Kazuo

An editorial discussion of erotic pictures examines their circulation, the authorities’ attempts to suppress them, and the uneasy boundary between obscenity, artistic expression, and public morality. It also reflects on the continuing demand for…

The Science of Kissing and the Oral Cavity

Yagi Kyūichi

A medical discussion of kissing that examines the oral cavity, oral cleanliness, and the bodily and psychological conditions involved in kissing. The article combines physiological explanation with practical observations about oral hygiene and intimate…

The Counterfeit Circumcision Specialist

Nobuta Haruo

An exposé recounts the activities of a bogus circumcision specialist who presents himself as medically skilled while deceiving clients. The piece treats the episode as an example of medical quackery and fraud surrounding intimate…

A Scene from 1948: The Speed Age

Miki Tosei

A humorous series of imagined 1948 vignettes portrays everyday life in a rapidly accelerating “speed age,” using dialogues set in urban spaces such as department stores, cinemas, streetcars, and busy streets. The feature satirizes…

Pink-Tinted Social Conditions

M. Y.

A lightly comic collection of male-female exchanges sketches the flirtation, dating behavior, and sexualized etiquette associated with “pink” social conditions. Its conversational format emphasizes changing gender relations and the social performance of courtship.

Conto: One Difference

Mizuhara Kōsuke

A short fictional conte centered on a narrator’s observations and an encounter in an urban back-street setting, where a small but significant difference becomes the story’s central contrast.

Kitan Gossip

A gossip column presenting short, suggestive anecdotes about nightlife, entertainers, romantic entanglements, and sexual behavior. Its conversational reports and personal episodes emphasize rumor, scandal, and the circulation of intimate stories.

Pink Curiosities and Worldly Tales

A sensational miscellany of sexual and medical curiosities, including reports of an attempted assault, sexual scandal, and a young girl brought to hospital with gonorrhea. The page combines brief worldly anecdotes with an accompanying…

Shanghai's Den of Vice

Ukita Fumio

A reportage-style account of Shanghai’s “den of vice,” describing its nightlife districts, bars, dance venues, brothels, prostitution, and the varied people drawn into the city’s postwar entertainment world. The feature combines social observation with…

A Night in Osaka Picked Up on the Kanazuka Highway

Aoki Tomiji

A first-person night report along the Kanazuka Highway in Osaka, recounting encounters with street women, male customers, entertainers, and other figures moving between lodging houses, restaurants, and theaters. The illustrated feature presents the nighttime…

Flowers of Vice in the Pleasure Quarter

Yuge Shinobu

A social report on Osaka’s postwar pleasure districts, describing the women working in and around entertainment quarters, street solicitation, changing nightlife, and the economic pressures shaping these spaces. It surveys areas including Dōtonbori, Abeno,…

The Crisis of the Unmarried Woman Over Thirty

Aoki Tomiji

An essay examines the social and emotional difficulties faced by women who remain unmarried beyond thirty, discussing marriage prospects, sexual and domestic expectations, and the pressures placed on single women. It contrasts women’s situations…

The Fox Spirit and Fox Possession

Ninchōji Minoru

A folklore essay surveys Japanese beliefs about fox spirits and fox possession, combining traditional supernatural lore with anecdotes of apparent possession and exorcistic or ritual responses. It presents the fox as both a shape-shifting…

Erotic Rakugo: Katsunotsugi

Mugen-tei Chian

A bawdy rakugo tale presented through comic dialogue and anecdotal storytelling, centering on sexual and marital misunderstandings in a historical Japanese setting. The piece uses the conventions of oral performance to turn erotic situations…

Curious Talk: An Object for Personal Use

Suzuki Jōfu

An essay investigates the historical meaning of “objects for personal use,” tracing the term through literary references and advertisements for intimate articles. It discusses artificial sexual implements, their shapes and materials, and their use…

Seven Children

H-sei

A brief humorous dialogue presents a child’s puzzlement about family relationships and household arrangements, ending with a teasing parental response.

The Taste of Human Flesh

Tamaji Kōzō

A pseudo-scientific and ethnographic essay speculates about the flavor and tenderness of human flesh, comparing it with animal meats and referring to reports of cannibalism and travelers’ accounts.

Floating-World Patterns: The City's Back Alleys

Kimura Ichizō

A series of anecdotal sketches set in the city’s hidden quarters, depicting encounters involving drinking, women, deception, and the precarious social world around illicit entertainment. The piece presents the urban back alleys as a…

Y-Section Discussions: Arabesque

Ashida Keisuke

A discussion-format feature from the magazine’s “Y-section,” combining an anecdote about nightlife and sexual behavior with broader reflections and opinion prompts concerning intimate conduct, social attitudes, and sexual knowledge. Its participatory, conversational format treats…

The Rampage of the Pink Terror

A sensational erotic-crime episode recounts a woman’s encounter with a threatening man, culminating in an attempted act of resistance with an improvised weapon. The narrative combines sexual menace, suspense, and physical struggle.

Precocious Girls in the Age Revealed by Erotic Books

Gotō Fumio

Gotō Fumio examines changing attitudes toward female sexuality by comparing modern girls with representations of women in erotic books from earlier periods. The essay discusses precocious sexual awareness, the weakening of traditional restraints, and…

Profiles of Eccentrics and Unusual People

Yuge Shinobu

A series of case sketches profiles eccentric and socially unconventional people, including women whose unusual habits, appearance, domestic arrangements, or obsessive interests set them apart from ordinary society. The text combines anecdotal observation with…

Portraits of People with Abnormal Sexual Desires, Part 1

A case-study portrait of a person with an abnormal sexual compulsion involving spying on women in private or lavatory settings. The account follows the reported incident, its discovery and investigation, and the subject’s voyeuristic…

Erotic Men's Amorous Conduct Records

Nobuta Haruo

A collection of sensational anecdotes records the amorous and erotic conduct of men and women, including encounters in bathhouses, lodging houses, theaters, and other urban settings. The piece emphasizes sexual curiosity, voyeurism, flirtation, and…

Singapore's Side Streets Overflowing with Southern Atmosphere

Ukita Tsugio

A travel sketch of Singapore’s side streets, describing its tropical scenery, brightly colored buildings, waterfront settings, local streetscapes, and the atmosphere of its entertainment districts. The piece emphasizes the mixture of Southern warmth, exotic…

A Nude Model Tells All

Mizuhara Junko

A first-person account of a nude model’s work, recounting how she entered modeling, posed for artists, and experienced the practical and personal pressures of the profession. The article discusses studio routines, artistic representations of…

Portraits of People with Abnormal Sexual Desires, Part 2: Masochistic Desire

A case-study portrait of a man described as having masochistic sexual desires, including an attraction to humiliation, domination, and physical punishment. The narrative traces the development of these tendencies and their expression in relationships…

Portraits of People with Abnormal Sexual Desires, Part 3: Sadistic Desire

A case portrait of a man whose sadistic sexual desire is expressed through coercion, physical abuse, and humiliating treatment of women. The account frames these acts within the periodical’s broader discussion of abnormal sexual…

Worship of the Genitals and the Sexual Spirit: A Study of Folk Toys, Part 2

Sakai Sanjin

A folkloric study of genital worship and sexual spirituality, focusing on phallic stones, fertility symbols, shrine practices, and erotic folk toys. The article compares regional customs and considers how these objects function as religious…

Exploring the Abnormal Life of Primitive Peoples

Yabe Bunkichi

An anthropological survey of unusual sexual customs and beliefs attributed to primitive peoples, including initiation rites, genital modification, body decoration, sexual discipline, and fertility practices. The article also includes illustrative and anecdotal material depicting…

A Certain Day in the Life of an Amorous Company President

Nanyō Niga

A satirical illustrated account of a company president’s day, depicting his amorous pursuits and sexual encounters at different times and settings. The feature combines prose with sequential cartoon panels to present the businessman’s compulsive…

Curious Business: The Matchmaking House

Asakawa Gyōji

A reportage-style feature on a matchmaking and companion-brokering house that introduces men and women for romantic or sexual encounters. It describes the clients, intermediaries, appearance-based selection, and the commercial links between matchmaking, nightlife venues,…

Portraits of People with Abnormal Sexual Desires, Part 4: Fetishistic Desire

A case portrait examining fetishistic desire through a man’s intense fixation on women’s clothing and bodily traces. The article describes how this fetish shapes his pursuit of garments and intimate objects, presenting the behavior…

A Fourteen-Year-Old Girl Pregnant by a Customer

A case report about a fourteen-year-old girl who became pregnant by an unidentified customer, recounting her circumstances and the social and family consequences of the pregnancy. The article presents her as an example of…

Her True Story: From Schoolteacher to the Night World

Ninchōji Minoru

A case history of a young female teacher whose family circumstances deteriorate after her mother’s death and her brother’s remarriage. Isolated and seeking companionship, she enters Osaka’s nightlife and gradually falls from respectable teaching…

The Dark Women's Ecology

A social-realist survey of women living in Osaka’s postwar night districts, describing street prostitution, cabaret and bar work, “pan-pan” women, and the economic hardship, loneliness, sexual exploitation, and family disruption associated with these lives.…

Women Seen in a Panpan Lodging House

An observational report from a panpan lodging house, portraying the women who work there, their dealings with customers, and the precarious economic and emotional conditions surrounding their lives. It discusses relations with occupation-era soldiers…

Tour of Foreign and Unusual Baths

Aoki Tomiji

Aoki Tomiji surveys unusual bathing customs and facilities in Japan and abroad, describing foreign baths, hot springs, public bathhouses, massage, bathing etiquette, and sexually charged or eccentric bathing practices. The article contrasts these customs…

The Black-Market Woman's 100,000-Yen Savings

Kamiyama Eizō

This postwar social-interest piece profiles a woman arrested during a crackdown in Ueno who had accumulated 100,000 yen through black-market and other precarious work. It presents her savings, circumstances, and lifestyle as an example…

Confession of My Male Mistress

Nakahara Harumi

A first-person confession by a young commercial-school student who, after family hardship and economic dependence, becomes involved with an older, affluent woman. He describes the material comfort, domestic intimacy, dependency, and social unease surrounding…

Edo Erotic Anecdote: The Handsome Customer

A comic Edo-period erotic anecdote about a handsome male customer and his encounter in a pleasure-house setting, using witty dialogue and sexual humor to play on his attractiveness and reputation.

The Whereabouts of The Carnal Prayer Mat

Hōen Bunko Shujin

A bibliographic essay tracing the transmission, translation, publication, and circulation of the Chinese erotic classic commonly known as The Carnal Prayer Mat in Japan. It discusses the rarity and whereabouts of surviving copies, past…