I have received quite a lot of comments about "若衆 wakashū" as well... I will be sure to make an another video about them! ・ In this channel, you can take a closer look at Japanese traditional culture, tips upon traveling to Kyoto, and social problems in Japan. So learners and lovers of Japanese language and culture, be sure to subscribe to enjoy more content! Please check out the description box for more videos recommended for you! Thank you again very much for watching!
Thanks for another great video! I am very curious about whaling. Is it a controversial issue in Japan? And could you enlighten us on what the public debate looks like?
As a deaf person from Singapore I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for adding English subtitles although I notice from my lip reading skill that you spoke in English . But reading English subtitles really enabled me to enjoy the content of this video. Thank you very much
Yeah, as a deaf person myself with no lip-reading skill, I'm really grateful for those English subtitles. Without them, it'd be way hard for me to understand anything. Any videos with manual subtitles are instantly better than those with automatic captions. So again, I'm glad they used a bit of their time and effort to add in the captions.
@@octo4276 yes not all deaf people know the lip reading skill. I rather not be too dependent on reading lips all the time. I prefer to understand the full contents from the subtitles in a positive way
I'm a historical archaeologist in Japan, and I remember doing research on Takeda Shingen a few decades ago. He actually had a male lover who was among his 24 generals. Kosaka Danjo
@@learoynotjenkins5514 The Unitversity of Tokyo's historical archive has the written pact/agreement signed between Takeda Shingen and Koasaka Masanobu (one of Shingen's 24 famous generals), where both agreed to enter into a love pact. Takeda Shingen still had a wife and a duty to create heirs, but the homosexual relationship he had was a common tradition in pre-Modern Japan.
@wallaa by One of the greatest generals during the Sengoku period and a major threat to the three great unifiers of Japan (Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi). It's honestly one of the best periods of history to learn about and i highly recommend you learn about it, amazing history.
There used to be male geisha too, and they were called taikomochi? They were more like drinking buddies, joke tellers and so. At least that's what I read in Lesley Downer's book about Geisha. She also mentioned oiran and tayu.
Let us always appreciate Shogo for discussing even things about his cultural history that might be found distasteful, because educating and acknowledging even the bad or questionable aspects of history ensure that we do not repeat our wrongs.
I honestly think that Yukaku should be seen as a black mark on Japanese history not a point of pride. When even the government allows girls (as said in previous Shogo videos) who are 10 years old or younger to live and train in an enviroment to be sold off is absolutely disgusting.
Saddly, prostitution was and is present in almost all societies, both in the east and the west, and the notion that child prostitution was bad (and child labor in general) is quite recent... sexual slavery is as old as dirty...
I think we shouldn't apply our modern moral standards into history. People in the past had a different view from us, and their living conditions were different. They were busy trying their best to survive, so human rights came second. Children who were sold into prostitution actually had more chances to survive into adulthood than children living in poverty. At least, they were fed and received education, unlike other children who died from hunger and diseases. Children mortality rate in the past was really high. There were years with famine, and parents had to abandon some of their kids so they could feed the others.
@@miyako1909 btw I think Shojo did say that this used to happen in the Edo period which is the most peaceful period that Japan has ever been in, so your point about people trying to survive doesn't really hold. Besides I don't think that just because people were trying to survive justifies putting children into prostitution.
@@daniby9894 Actually, considering how expensive they were they would have had a lot fewer customers (and the right to refuse sexual services to certain clients) so they would have been exposed to fewer STDs, and had much better living conditions than the lower ranked prostitutes, and thus probably lived a lot longer.
@@Amy_the_Lizard Yes, Oirans were expensive and ranked the highest but that didn't mean they had the "freedom to refuse." He talked about it in the video too. Also, dont forget that rich bandits/thiefs could also be carrying STDs that they can transfer to the oirans. So rich doesn't necessarily equal being free of venereal diseases! :(
Just a small correction. Legislation is enacted rather than dismissed. Dismissal in a legal sense is usually when a case that has been brought before the court is thrown out, or dismissed, for various reasons like lack of probable cause to arrest, improper procedure, lack of evidence, etc. It doesn't take away from the video, which is very interesting.
@@dylanotto1675 The first centuries, yes. Then, in 380AC, after the Forgotten (by me) Roman Emperor made Christianity official religion of the Roman empire, it was moved inside monasteries where the nuns did it for the sole use of the elder friars and only under the direct supervision of the abbot. :P XDDD
You know you have a very precise way of presenting history in a very friendly and straight forward manner. Also one request could you do a video on Japanese swords that had no curve. I know there is a variation of the Katana that had either the very slightest of curve to being completely straight of differing lengths, and would like to more know about the time periods when they would have been used and from what regions in Japan. Also I am not talking about the "Ninjato" (or ninja swords that were popularized in media like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, other popular media of my youth.) But non curved Katana because there have been so many variations of Katana since as I understand it Katana is kinda like a catch all meaning Japanese swords. You often refer to what I would consider Wakizashi, and Tanto as Katana and just qualify them as having shorter lengths, I do admit that I am not the most knowledgeable, but I infer as much as I can reading between the lines of your videos. All great information buddy love the content.
I am confused. The government removed women from preforming since some were prostitutes but the male prostitutes were ok🤔 . Loved your approach, very informative.
Cheating is also a big thing in Japan, so it fits right in with male prostitution, and love hotels. Not to mention the "don't ask don't tell don't care" thing that they got going on. Most foreigners mistake it for politeness or a cultural thing. It's not.
Ah! Finally u mentioned about these! 😭 thank u. Btw, yes, I agreed with u about that "refused desire". For me sex still sex no matter it between man and woman or man and man.🤦♀
I have a theory on this one, if the monks were to have sex with a woman, they probably didn't wanna risk get her getting pregnant (probably even with contraceptives) and thus, could probably have to do something about it. If they do have sex with other men, the risk is nonexistent if their partner can't be impregnated.
@@ElkaPME that is just like the Jedi not being allowed to form families, but not being actually celibate i wonder how many force users are just bastard children of Jedi, given that force powers seems to be inheritable as Luke and Leia demonstrate
@@ElkaPME That was my first guess. Then I remembered that a woman's period was seen an impure for a long time, so it also could be that monks were completely forbid to have relationship with women cause they are "impure by default".
I’m not entirely sure how your videos have made their way into my recommendations, but I’m greatly appreciative of all the information I’ve learned. Regardless of how relevant it is, it’s all interesting and easy to swallow.
This was highly informative! I was highly interested in geisha, some years ago - and, from there, in the pleasure districts in general. However, there are details about the "floating world" that are hard to find for Westerners - especially about what our culture considers more taboo topics, such as prostitution. Oiran and other entertainers are rarely mentioned, let alone described in detail - and one almost never hears about the yūjyo and kagema. As such, I am very grateful for your concise and - above all - forthright presentation of such things. Thank you!
So monks had relationships with men rather than women as it would go against their Scriptures.....not really surprising. People misinterpret and misuse religious texts like this all the time.
I absolutely adore your approach history. With a lot of taboos around prostitution, this may not be something people look for in terms of studying. I find these anthropological topic fascinating, especially regarding the roles and impacts of westernization on traditions, values and ideology of a society. Often time, we think of westernization in the sense of modernization and modern history and did not fully understand the extend and roles it has in these aspect of society, or that may just be from my limited knowledge. But yeah, awesome presentation! Thank you for the CC as well!!
A brilliant video on history and culture! You have a very clear and concise way of explaining concepts! I wonder, as someone very interested in the history of fashion, if kagema had a unique style to their fashion like how oiran had extremely intricate and grand outfits which have a unique style to them.
I randomly saw this video,the caption got me hooked so I decided to watch..I don't have any idea about Japan culture and traditions until I watch this video,it's so helpful and now atlest I have an idea. Thanks for sharing this piece of history of Japan.
Thank you for your informative and well researched presentation. I have studied Zen, Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism for many years and when I travelled to Thailand Myanmar and Laos for many months I took the opportunity to visit temples and meditate with months. It was wonderful and even the landscapes I found intently mystical but....I met and went out with a Russian girl who had lived in Korea, Japan and Thailand and spoke these languages fluently along with Russian and English and some French.The reason I mention all this is that she mocked my going to temples and my admiration of monks...and to get my hackles up she took an upskirt shot (she had a very dynamic body) and sent it to some monks she knew and sadly within minutes several sent back salacious responses. She said that my Western view of monks and the practice of Buddhism was highly idealized.
Yes, but in the Therevada tradition,some of the men are only monks for a temporary period. A custom practiced throughout southeat Asia. One has to differentiate between that and with the monks who have taken formal vows. Also in todays secular world, corruption is a reality in many religious systems throughout the world.
I am Japanese and did not know about kagema or Oiran! I do know wakashu because of Oda Nobunaga. It is funny learning about my cultures history on prostitution from a random youtube suggestion ww
My husband and I really enjoy your videos. You are straight and to the point. You also are clear and give a recap at the end if I missed details. Honestly your videos would make great research for anyone wanting to learn about Japan and Japanese culture.
Absolutely fascinating. In-depth history is some of my favorite content on TH-cam. Truly appreciative for all the extra clarification and specifications in the factual tid bits
No fair!! I thought I was only being entertained. I ain’t sign up for no learnings! 🤣 this was super entertaining and informative bro, keep up the awesome work 👌
You're so close to 100k! It's only a matter of weeks now. Great job! Thank you for another very interesting and insightful video. Kagema and their history were completely new to me.
Very glad you didn't leave out any non-kids-friendly content, it was a very thorough work on history and gave lots of insight. I guess we can be glad that time has at least changed some things up till now...
Haha Shogo you almost killed me at the start... When you said "I should know, before I started my TH-cam channel....." I really really thought you was gonna say " I was one myself " afterwards 😂
I think it's because of westernization,where they make some anime characters western to appeal not only to their own people but people from outside Japan.
Look into Osamu Tezuka's life and career. He's one of the most influential manga artists and animators ever. I believe he was a trendsetter for manga artists.
Anime characters do look basically Japanese though. A lot of them have light skin but a lot of real Japanese people do as well. The only vaguely Western feature is yellow or red hair but since other colours of hair are common too, that's just an aesthetic choice. I don't really understand what people think looks non-Japanese about anime characters, there's literally nothing Western about their facial structure
Shogo can you do a video about manga and anime, like when and why did they appear, what are the cultural perceptions, why are so popular in JP? Thankkk you!
when you said ' I have to be honest, before I strated this youtube channel I " I seriously thought for a second that you were gonna say that ' I was one of them'
This is very eye opening. all of these started in child abuse of little boys and girls and so call enlightened religious monks where the adults paying for this service. this is very disturbing. It makes me think about kpop and makes me wonder what is going on in that industry.
@@rbmaia5 unfortunately I am well aware of all the horror you mentioned. I was not aware of the history of it in Japan. I pray daily for all these horrors to be exposed and destroyed. I work with children so it especially hits hard when I hear about things like this. Will you pray with me that the Most High will expose and destroy these systems of abuse?
@@rbmaia5 "At least the Japanese have taken affirmative actions to end whorehouses and child trafficking." How so? Because I don't think we're seeing the same Japan
love your channel! learning a lot. I just have a question... It looks like Kagema services both men and women. How about the Yujyo? do they only service men? were there also women customers?
Thank you for this history lesson; these things were totally unknown to me. I can understand why Catholic Christianity first took hold in Japan - and why the shogunate surpressed it so ruthlessly.
I am a recent subscriber and I rly like the style of your videos thei are very informative and great structured I got to give you some mad probs for that keep it going!
Yes, they are very educational and nicely paced with explanations that are simple and thorough enough for anyone to process and understand. His content is definitely appealing to any group with an interest in such things, and perhaps even those who aren't. My favorite part is that he summarizes the entirety of the video at the end.
The young page for Oda Nobunaga was Mori Ranmaru. Supposedly Oda's last words before committing seppuku as Akechi's men searched for him in the castle: "Ran, don't let them come in."
A very well and informative presentation. Thank you Shogo for the effort of doing this specially when you mentioned that you also made your own research to make this possible. Congratulations!
I hope you do a video in future about the history of LGBTQ+ in Japan and the current climate. I think it’s very important! Loved this video - very informative and entertaining.
5:38 My heart broke 💔 I always assumed that type of work was rough, but...I did not expect all of that. 😭😭😭 Thank you, thank you so much for sharing these informational videos!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sacred prostitution was a common practice all over the ancient world. Ancient Greece and Rome were both very well know for it, but it was also prevalent in religions all over Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
@@urbanfrog8466 i read that female followers of aphrodite would offer their virginity as offering at the temples, if the intention was to find a husband i imagine they believed aphrodite was the most effective god
You may already be aware, but the anime Demon Slayer gives a brief but interesting look into Yoshiwara in Entertainment District Arc. On a humorous note, it would be fun to hear your opinion on episodes 1 and 2 of that particular arc. Thanks, Shogo!
wow! love how you explain this it's easy to undrstand and at the end another short summary. was surprised to knw the history" about prostitutes way back then!
So fascinating !Curious though...when one of the harem of the shogun went to visit a kagema, where did they get the money from to pay them? Would their shogun give them money, or would they obtain it by other means?
It's inaccurate. The woman who shared her story with the author of the book that the movie was based on actually tried to sue him for defamation. She was very outspoken about how he just made stuff up.
Arigato! That was very interesting! I can't wait to look through your other videos. I think at the end, you were hoping for 100K subscribers. I see you've done much better than that. Congratulations! I think it's well deserved.
I have received quite a lot of comments about "若衆 wakashū" as well...
I will be sure to make an another video about them!
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They need to bring kagema back.... LMAO
@@Drakengard-cb5ot Yaoi?
I saw a comment by Annika about Taikomochi... I wonder about that too...
Thanks for another great video! I am very curious about whaling. Is it a controversial issue in Japan? And could you enlighten us on what the public debate looks like?
Shogo, can you give us insight into the history of the Male Geisha??
As a deaf person from Singapore I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for adding English subtitles although I notice from my lip reading skill that you spoke in English . But reading English subtitles really enabled me to enjoy the content of this video. Thank you very much
@NO MERCY.! allow me to emphasise that lip reading skill is not 100% accurate.
Wish I could something for you either than praying:(
Yeah, as a deaf person myself with no lip-reading skill, I'm really grateful for those English subtitles. Without them, it'd be way hard for me to understand anything. Any videos with manual subtitles are instantly better than those with automatic captions. So again, I'm glad they used a bit of their time and effort to add in the captions.
@@octo4276 yes not all deaf people know the lip reading skill. I rather not be too dependent on reading lips all the time. I prefer to understand the full contents from the subtitles in a positive way
I wish there was more entertainment and education options for those who are not like the rest
I'm a historical archaeologist in Japan, and I remember doing research on Takeda Shingen a few decades ago. He actually had a male lover who was among his 24 generals. Kosaka Danjo
How was this found out? Was there written documents about his favourite general like journals or letters or paintings?
Now paintings would certainly have been an interesting secondary source.
@@learoynotjenkins5514 The Unitversity of Tokyo's historical archive has the written pact/agreement signed between Takeda Shingen and Koasaka Masanobu (one of Shingen's 24 famous generals), where both agreed to enter into a love pact. Takeda Shingen still had a wife and a duty to create heirs, but the homosexual relationship he had was a common tradition in pre-Modern Japan.
@wallaa by One of the greatest generals during the Sengoku period and a major threat to the three great unifiers of Japan (Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi). It's honestly one of the best periods of history to learn about and i highly recommend you learn about it, amazing history.
Wow, I'm actually surprised historians didn't erase this piece of information.
There used to be male geisha too, and they were called taikomochi? They were more like drinking buddies, joke tellers and so. At least that's what I read in Lesley Downer's book about Geisha. She also mentioned oiran and tayu.
so just, one of the bois
Real conservative supports femboy.
@@ChonosTack shut up
@@TomorrowWeLive Homophobe?
@@TomorrowWeLive What? The realness get your bussy acting different?
Let us always appreciate Shogo for discussing even things about his cultural history that might be found distasteful, because educating and acknowledging even the bad or questionable aspects of history ensure that we do not repeat our wrongs.
I honestly think that Yukaku should be seen as a black mark on Japanese history not a point of pride. When even the government allows girls (as said in previous Shogo videos) who are 10 years old or younger to live and train in an enviroment to be sold off is absolutely disgusting.
Saddly, prostitution was and is present in almost all societies, both in the east and the west, and the notion that child prostitution was bad (and child labor in general) is quite recent... sexual slavery is as old as dirty...
I think we shouldn't apply our modern moral standards into history. People in the past had a different view from us, and their living conditions were different. They were busy trying their best to survive, so human rights came second. Children who were sold into prostitution actually had more chances to survive into adulthood than children living in poverty. At least, they were fed and received education, unlike other children who died from hunger and diseases. Children mortality rate in the past was really high. There were years with famine, and parents had to abandon some of their kids so they could feed the others.
@@miyako1909 btw I think Shojo did say that this used to happen in the Edo period which is the most peaceful period that Japan has ever been in, so your point about people trying to survive doesn't really hold. Besides I don't think that just because people were trying to survive justifies putting children into prostitution.
@@miyako1909 I feel like the fact that the world historically sucked more than it does today doesn't really excuse the fact that it, well, sucked
Yes, even the young boys who were only training to be Kabuki... I was so shocked
The information is interesting...seriously though, Shogo has gorgeous eyes.
Bonk
No joke. They are so lovely
@@NightmareVixen12art Pause the video at 0:22. His eyes are pretty-pretty half moon. 🤭
Excellent video!
sounds like your kind of video
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Hey look who's here it's Linfamy!
Hey Lin! I thought so, too.
Linfamyyyyyyyy UwU
Damn. Oiran had to pay off student loans the rest of their lives too.
Since their life span was age 25, no paying off...
ikr🤣🤣🤣
@@daniby9894 Actually, considering how expensive they were they would have had a lot fewer customers (and the right to refuse sexual services to certain clients) so they would have been exposed to fewer STDs, and had much better living conditions than the lower ranked prostitutes, and thus probably lived a lot longer.
@@Amy_the_Lizard Yes, Oirans were expensive and ranked the highest but that didn't mean they had the "freedom to refuse." He talked about it in the video too. Also, dont forget that rich bandits/thiefs could also be carrying STDs that they can transfer to the oirans. So rich doesn't necessarily equal being free of venereal diseases! :(
Just a small correction. Legislation is enacted rather than dismissed. Dismissal in a legal sense is usually when a case that has been brought before the court is thrown out, or dismissed, for various reasons like lack of probable cause to arrest, improper procedure, lack of evidence, etc.
It doesn't take away from the video, which is very interesting.
The word “dismissed” is misused a few times in different erroneous ways in this video.
Thank you for letting us know!
"Sacred prostitution."
Well, that explains why all those shrine maiden-themed doujinshis and other hentai materials are a thing.
my guess is that they are the eastern counterpart of the Roman temple harlots
Sacred prostitution was a thing in the west too, before christianity.
@@Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer and during Christianity
@@dylanotto1675 The first centuries, yes. Then, in 380AC, after the Forgotten (by me) Roman Emperor made Christianity official religion of the Roman empire, it was moved inside monasteries where the nuns did it for the sole use of the elder friars and only under the direct supervision of the abbot. :P XDDD
I -bet- know half of these miko-themed doujins were Reimu yuri.
You know you have a very precise way of presenting history in a very friendly and straight forward manner. Also one request could you do a video on Japanese swords that had no curve. I know there is a variation of the Katana that had either the very slightest of curve to being completely straight of differing lengths, and would like to more know about the time periods when they would have been used and from what regions in Japan. Also I am not talking about the "Ninjato" (or ninja swords that were popularized in media like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, other popular media of my youth.) But non curved Katana because there have been so many variations of Katana since as I understand it Katana is kinda like a catch all meaning Japanese swords. You often refer to what I would consider Wakizashi, and Tanto as Katana and just qualify them as having shorter lengths, I do admit that I am not the most knowledgeable, but I infer as much as I can reading between the lines of your videos. All great information buddy love the content.
I am confused. The government removed women from preforming since some were prostitutes but the male prostitutes were ok🤔 .
Loved your approach, very informative.
Cheating is also a big thing in Japan, so it fits right in with male prostitution, and love hotels. Not to mention the "don't ask don't tell don't care" thing that they got going on. Most foreigners mistake it for politeness or a cultural thing. It's not.
Well, If even the monks could use male prostitutes.
Welcome to doublestandardland
We apparently it was considered to be "training" 🙄😒
@@bellebonebag8096 Sorry, could you explain this better please? i don't understand very well...
I was in the train listening to this and I laughed so hard when you talked about "sacred prostitution". Really interesting video!
Good way to bring money to the Temple.
Ah! Finally u mentioned about these! 😭 thank u.
Btw, yes, I agreed with u about that "refused desire". For me sex still sex no matter it between man and woman or man and man.🤦♀
I have a theory on this one, if the monks were to have sex with a woman, they probably didn't wanna risk get her getting pregnant (probably even with contraceptives) and thus, could probably have to do something about it. If they do have sex with other men, the risk is nonexistent if their partner can't be impregnated.
@@ElkaPME hahaha that will be into another genre, omegaverse
@@ElkaPME that is just like the Jedi not being allowed to form families, but not being actually celibate
i wonder how many force users are just bastard children of Jedi, given that force powers seems to be inheritable as Luke and Leia demonstrate
@@devforfun5618 Grogu is probably Yoda's bastard. Maybe we get more info next season.
@@ElkaPME That was my first guess. Then I remembered that a woman's period was seen an impure for a long time, so it also could be that monks were completely forbid to have relationship with women cause they are "impure by default".
I’m not entirely sure how your videos have made their way into my recommendations, but I’m greatly appreciative of all the information I’ve learned. Regardless of how relevant it is, it’s all interesting and easy to swallow.
I absolutely love they way you explain things, your accent is so clear and easy to listen to!
Wow, the subscriber count received a nice bump this past month. This video should push that to 100K and beyond.
Nice Lurch avartar
This was highly informative! I was highly interested in geisha, some years ago - and, from there, in the pleasure districts in general. However, there are details about the "floating world" that are hard to find for Westerners - especially about what our culture considers more taboo topics, such as prostitution. Oiran and other entertainers are rarely mentioned, let alone described in detail - and one almost never hears about the yūjyo and kagema. As such, I am very grateful for your concise and - above all - forthright presentation of such things. Thank you!
So monks had relationships with men rather than women as it would go against their Scriptures.....not really surprising. People misinterpret and misuse religious texts like this all the time.
I absolutely adore your approach history. With a lot of taboos around prostitution, this may not be something people look for in terms of studying. I find these anthropological topic fascinating, especially regarding the roles and impacts of westernization on traditions, values and ideology of a society. Often time, we think of westernization in the sense of modernization and modern history and did not fully understand the extend and roles it has in these aspect of society, or that may just be from my limited knowledge. But yeah, awesome presentation! Thank you for the CC as well!!
A brilliant video on history and culture! You have a very clear and concise way of explaining concepts! I wonder, as someone very interested in the history of fashion, if kagema had a unique style to their fashion like how oiran had extremely intricate and grand outfits which have a unique style to them.
Wow, how educational this is. Very well thought of and researched. Kudos, Shogo!
Also, many thanks for talking about the male-male relationships so naturally, as always! It's really appreciated ^^
I am impressed at how organized your presentations are... I wish you success!
I randomly saw this video,the caption got me hooked so I decided to watch..I don't have any idea about Japan culture and traditions until I watch this video,it's so helpful and now atlest I have an idea. Thanks for sharing this piece of history of Japan.
Thank you for your informative and well researched presentation. I have studied Zen, Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism for many years and when I travelled to Thailand Myanmar and Laos for many months I took the opportunity to visit temples and meditate with months. It was wonderful and even the landscapes I found intently mystical but....I met and went out with a Russian girl who had lived in Korea, Japan and Thailand and spoke these languages fluently along with Russian and English and some French.The reason I mention all this is that she mocked my going to temples and my admiration of monks...and to get my hackles up she took an upskirt shot (she had a very dynamic body) and sent it to some monks she knew and sadly within minutes several sent back salacious responses. She said that my Western view of monks and the practice of Buddhism was highly idealized.
Yes, but in the Therevada tradition,some of the men are only monks for a temporary period. A custom practiced throughout southeat Asia. One has to differentiate between that and with the monks who have taken formal vows. Also in todays secular world, corruption is a reality in many religious systems throughout the world.
As a complete newbie just fascinated with different cultures, I find your uploads really interesting!💯
You presented this is a fantastic way, had me captivated the entire time.
These ancient traditions still exist today.
Now they call it Hollywood.
I thought this exact thing
That almost pales in comparison to the crimes of the Catholic Church
Show business is like this in every country 😂
💀
makes you wonder...
we see this with just about every culture and every time period.
You are going to make it big Shogo! You have an excellent way of explaining Japan and its history!
I am Japanese and did not know about kagema or Oiran!
I do know wakashu because of Oda Nobunaga.
It is funny learning about my cultures history on prostitution from a random youtube suggestion ww
I had heard about wakushu but not kagema
@@alexterieur8813 whats wakushu
@@tsuyuasui7297 its kind of japanese pederasty, the young one is called a wakushu. Look it up
My husband and I really enjoy your videos. You are straight and to the point. You also are clear and give a recap at the end if I missed details. Honestly your videos would make great research for anyone wanting to learn about Japan and Japanese culture.
Absolutely fascinating. In-depth history is some of my favorite content on TH-cam. Truly appreciative for all the extra clarification and specifications in the factual tid bits
No fair!! I thought I was only being entertained. I ain’t sign up for no learnings! 🤣 this was super entertaining and informative bro, keep up the awesome work 👌
I truly appreciate the honesty about these subjects! thank you!
Cool history lesson. Samurai Champloo briefly discussed both Yujyo and Kagema, thanks for teaching me more.
You're so close to 100k! It's only a matter of weeks now. Great job!
Thank you for another very interesting and insightful video. Kagema and their history were completely new to me.
You are such an excellent teacher. You deliver knowledge in a way that can be incorporated. To learn make changes! Thank you
Your speaking style is beautiful, as is your videography. Thanks for this amazing look into this world of the past.
Very thorough and informative. You did a great job with the explanation and I am much more educated about the topic!👏👏
Very glad you didn't leave out any non-kids-friendly content, it was a very thorough work on history and gave lots of insight. I guess we can be glad that time has at least changed some things up till now...
I love your channel❤️ Quality content and another side of Japan. Very interesting! Please keep up!!
I don’t know why this was recommended to me but I’m glad it was! Very interesting. And you are delightful!
"I have to be honest before I started this TH-cam channel I ..."
I was like "WHAAT??!" 😂
great video as usual 😊 tks
Haha Shogo you almost killed me at the start...
When you said "I should know, before I started my TH-cam channel....."
I really really thought you was gonna say " I was one myself " afterwards 😂
Could you do a video explaining why Anime characters don't look Japanese. I find it so puzzling and none of my friends can explain why this is.
I think it's because of westernization,where they make some anime characters western to appeal not only to their own people but people from outside Japan.
For that same reason, some of them think dark skin asian people are cursed in some way.
Look into Osamu Tezuka's life and career. He's one of the most influential manga artists and animators ever. I believe he was a trendsetter for manga artists.
I find this puzzling as well
Anime characters do look basically Japanese though. A lot of them have light skin but a lot of real Japanese people do as well. The only vaguely Western feature is yellow or red hair but since other colours of hair are common too, that's just an aesthetic choice. I don't really understand what people think looks non-Japanese about anime characters, there's literally nothing Western about their facial structure
Shogo can you do a video about manga and anime, like when and why did they appear, what are the cultural perceptions, why are so popular in JP? Thankkk you!
Its would be interesting if hat history was updated to include contemporary customs among male-male relationships.
when you said ' I have to be honest, before I strated this youtube channel I " I seriously thought for a second that you were gonna say that ' I was one of them'
This is very eye opening. all of these started in child abuse of little boys and girls and so call enlightened religious monks where the adults paying for this service. this is very disturbing. It makes me think about kpop and makes me wonder what is going on in that industry.
@@rbmaia5 unfortunately I am well aware of all the horror you mentioned. I was not aware of the history of it in Japan. I pray daily for all these horrors to be exposed and destroyed. I work with children so it especially hits hard when I hear about things like this. Will you pray with me that the Most High will expose and destroy these systems of abuse?
@@rbmaia5 "At least the Japanese have taken affirmative actions to end whorehouses and child trafficking." How so? Because I don't think we're seeing the same Japan
They better not touch those teens.
That "refusing desires" was the coping needed back then in order to not be stigmatized for loving men.
the more things change the more they stay the same huh
love your channel! learning a lot. I just have a question... It looks like Kagema services both men and women. How about the Yujyo? do they only service men? were there also women customers?
That's a really good question.
i would imagine not a lot of women had money to pay, but i dont find it improbable that men would pay for a female prostitute to another woman
Thank you for this history lesson; these things were totally unknown to me. I can understand why Catholic Christianity first took hold in Japan - and why the shogunate surpressed it so ruthlessly.
I am a recent subscriber and I rly like the style of your videos thei are very informative and great structured I got to give you some mad probs for that keep it going!
Yes, they are very educational and nicely paced with explanations that are simple and thorough enough for anyone to process and understand. His content is definitely appealing to any group with an interest in such things, and perhaps even those who aren't. My favorite part is that he summarizes the entirety of the video at the end.
Yes I agreed too! It’s small and sweet and informative. It’s very easy to be digested. I’m glad this channel is around XD
Not sure how i got here but i enjoyed. The history, soothing voice w/correct pronunciation and finding something i didnt know. looking forward to more
What would eventually become of the Kagema - male sex workers? i'm curious since their female counterparts met unfortunate endings at young ages.
Unlike their female counterparts they weren't forced to overwork and had Liberty and choice...so, I don't think most of them met unfortunate ending.
Yeah, unlike the Yujyou, the prostitution is just a side gig. They're mainly just Kabuki actors.
Imagine being a Kagema and having to walk.
diseases spread far easier in m-to-m, they couldn't have lived long. Leviticus and book of Romans warned us.
@@hedgehogthesonic3181 really bro or sis?
Such an interesting theme!!
It is so cute that Shogo thanks his kids in the description of his video. he seems like such a nice man T_T
Wow! I can’t believe you have 600,000 subscribers already, Shogo! I subscribed to your channel when you had 10,000 subscribers. Great job. Keep it up!
The young page for Oda Nobunaga was Mori Ranmaru. Supposedly Oda's last words before committing seppuku as Akechi's men searched for him in the castle: "Ran, don't let them come in."
Thank you, Shogo :) your historical knowledge is explained and broken down very well for your audience. I too appreciate the subtitles
What a beautiful story. Would love to hear more love stories about the kagema and his monk.
excellent video as usual, I am very grateful that you share with us different topics of Japanese culture, really thank you very much
I love history, and Japanese history and culture is fascinating. Thank you for perspective and knowledge. 🤗
I can listen to you all day without getting tired. 👌
A very well and informative presentation. Thank you Shogo for the effort of doing this specially when you mentioned that you also made your own research to make this possible. Congratulations!
This was interesting- thank you and you are so clear in your presentation 🥰
I hope you do a video in future about the history of LGBTQ+ in Japan and the current climate. I think it’s very important! Loved this video - very informative and entertaining.
I'm so glad I came across this again. Thank you for making this.
5:38 My heart broke 💔
I always assumed that type of work was rough, but...I did not expect all of that. 😭😭😭
Thank you, thank you so much for sharing these informational videos!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Your videos are so well-structured! Such an interesting video, thank you for all the info!
Your a great story teller ….love the history
Just found this channel and I love it
Keep up the good work
the picture of the two people kissing are actually two men;
the wakashu is wearing a furisode, but you can spot the typical hair of a wakashu
Extremely educational. Thank you kindly 🙏🏿
Never thought I'd be learning about Male japanese prositiutes. What a time to be alive.
This was amazing! Thanks for making this video. Please make others! I am always amazed at how people are all the same... yet so different. :)
Linfamy made several videos about this, dem monks were quite kinky.
I had the same thought, although Shogo is more factual, while Linfamy is more into sassy humor. Both style suit them best. ^__^
@@mariannerichard1321 I got recommended this video (and channel) because I was subscribed to linfamy
Ah yes, linfamy's pretty famous with "entertainment", lmao
@@ElkaPME I love it!
This proves that even the most spiritual human are still human
why is it so calming to hear your stories XD
Wow people were also hyprocrites back then.
Always
You are masterful at explaining the history of prostitution in Japan. Thank you!
Well now you've peeked my interests. What exactly was sacred prostitution? What did the temple maidens have to do? Seems and interesting video.
I imagine it was sex for ritual purposes (like fertility rites) or in service to a deity.
Sacred prostitution was a common practice all over the ancient world. Ancient Greece and Rome were both very well know for it, but it was also prevalent in religions all over Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
@@urbanfrog8466 thanks for flexing but that wasn't the question
@@TheLily97232 thanks for pointing that out, while also adding nothing to the conversation
@@urbanfrog8466 i read that female followers of aphrodite would offer their virginity as offering at the temples, if the intention was to find a husband i imagine they believed aphrodite was the most effective god
this was very informative and easy to understand. thank you for your excellent manner and presentation.
You may already be aware, but the anime Demon Slayer gives a brief but interesting look into Yoshiwara in Entertainment District Arc. On a humorous note, it would be fun to hear your opinion on episodes 1 and 2 of that particular arc. Thanks, Shogo!
wow! love how you explain this it's easy to undrstand and at the end another short summary. was surprised to knw the history" about prostitutes way back then!
So fascinating !Curious though...when one of the harem of the shogun went to visit a kagema, where did they get the money from to pay them? Would their shogun give them money, or would they obtain it by other means?
They probably had allowances being part of a harem. If a shogun wanted to keep a harem, he would’ve had the money to afford for their lifestyle.
I am absolutely mesmerized by this channel. Hello from Georgia (the country). Subscribed.
this is such an interesting video i love it so much as well as analyzing the patriarchy, homophobia, etc behind it
This was so educational love the channel :D
'Why would monks be entertained by kagema?'
*Chatolic priests has entered the chat*
All of human culture were like that before Colonialism
Ah yes the "church sexual abuse" card, soooo original
@@aaronjacobamadorsalazar1934 Oh, the comment that pretends to discard church abuse jokes because the joke is 'abused', how original
@@Holbytatown
"Look look a catholic priest accused of child molestation please laugh now"
I enjoyed your story .I love any kind of history about different cultures.
Reminds me of one of my favorite movies, Memoirs of a Geisha. How accurate would you say that movie is?
They had a real geisha teacher help in the movie if you watch behind scenes the geisha you find it
Geisha weren't prostitutes for one thing
It's inaccurate. The woman who shared her story with the author of the book that the movie was based on actually tried to sue him for defamation. She was very outspoken about how he just made stuff up.
I'm glad I took my degree in Sociology. It teaches how to observe and record without judging. Best way to approach these topics.
This is interesting and mind blowing at the same time 😂
Shogo
I just love your channel. Thank you for educating us on Japanese culture. It's a delight to enjoy your videos! 🌸❤️💕💜🌺🌺🤩
I just learnt so much! Thank you!
Arigato! That was very interesting! I can't wait to look through your other videos. I think at the end, you were hoping for 100K subscribers. I see you've done much better than that. Congratulations! I think it's well deserved.
Shogo: Most people haven't heard of male prostitutes
Me who reads lots of Historical Yaoi: I have!
Very well made video Shogo-san, kudos!