About the life of prostitutes in Japan

The scholar said: "Is there a fact of buying and selling girls in Japan? Many people believe that it has ceased to exist. But in fact it is still very popular. Only after repeated explanations will you believe that those parents are really willing to sell their girls for hundreds of yen. Although they say on the surface that they are 'renting', this does not change the fact of buying and selling."

"It was not uncommon for an alcoholic father to take his daughter to the city to sell her. After he had negotiated with the broker who sold the girl and made a commission for her, the father would receive a sum of money and leave his daughter behind. And the money he received might have been spent before he got home."

"Then the girl's responsibility is to earn back her worth. After each sexual release, she can pay off a small debt. But if you want to pay off this debt, it usually takes several years. Unless someone is willing to spend a lot of money to buy her back from the brothel owner."

"This is the dream of every Japanese prostitute. Although they are not interested in their profession, they accept it obediently and regard it as a daughter's responsibility. They cannot and are unwilling to escape. Neither they nor their parents think it is shameful. Especially in marriage - a girl who has stayed in a brothel for a few years will not reduce her chances of getting married. And some people like to marry a woman who has been a prostitute because they hope that she will have shrewd sexual knowledge and skills, or because he can get a dowry from her savings from prostitution."

The author said that although many Japanese people do not agree with the prostitution system and advocate its abolition, the majority of people in society, especially the landlords of red-light districts, do not want it to disappear. Moreover, the Tokyo police chief also advocates that it should be allowed to flourish in order to increase the consumption of travelers and benefit the national treasury.

As for Japan's religion, in addition to the two state religions of Buddhism and Shinto (or ancestor worship), the author believes that the ancient genital worship still widely exists in Japan. The author believes that ancestor worship originated from genital worship, so Japan's genital worship is the prototype of its state religion Shinto. The author records the various stone pillars symbolizing genitals that he saw in the countryside of Tokyo, Osaka, Nara and other places. Although they have been cleared out in big cities because the police department considers them obscene, there is still a standing stone pillar with genital statues carved on it on a small island in Ueno Park in Tokyo. Japanese men and women often offer wreaths and bouquets of flowers to pay tribute to this genital stone.