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“Fuzoku” is a Japanese word, and in the topics regarding sex, it means “the sex industry”. Gran Erotic Massage Tokyo is run in the sex industry, and it follows that it’s a Fuzoku shop. But, in a Japanese-English dictionary, we can find “customs, lifestyle” as the original meaning of “Fuzoku”.
The sex industry and lifestyle? They’re totally different! Yes, it’s reasonable for you to think like that. So, from now on, I’ll explain why these two meanings coexist in one word.
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Let’s go back into history.
In 1617, Tokugawa shogunate decided to restrict prostitution to certain areas. Yoshiwara is the oldest among these areas.
After Japanese law prohibited prostitution, Fuzoku shops in Yoshiwara continued to prosper by offering only non-coital services or exploiting loopholes in laws, and now it’s widely known as the largest pleasure district (especially soaplands) in Japan.
Without people’s support, shops wouldn’t be established over 400 years.
The existence of Yoshiwara (and other pleasure districts) prove the strong relation between the Japanese lifestyle and the sex industry.
Economic Side.
As you know, we have to pay a large amount of money in order to receive erotic services. Now that there are a great many Fuzoku shops in Japan, it’s not hard to guess that its market size is considerably big. In fact, the sex industry has signally succeeded in this country, and it’s said that the industry earns $24 billion (2.6 trillion yen) —approx. 0.5% of GDP — in a year.
Now, we have no choice but to say the sex industry is an essential part of the Japanese economy.
These are the general overview of the Japanese word “Fuzoku”. I believe you can understand why “Fuzoku” means both “customs, lifestyle” and “the sex industry”, and how close the relationship between the sex industry and Japan is.
From the next article, I will answer questions about Fuzoku like these: What is onakura?, Is it legal to pay for sex in Japan?, Where can I find Fuzoku shops?, etc.
Don’t miss it!
