From "witch prostitutes" to "custom girls"-the "good road" of Japanese culture

2021/08/2311:12:02 history 2266
Speaking of Japan,

has to mention its unique "custom industry culture".

However, the emergence of Japanese customs and industry has existed in ancient times, from the primitive worship in the early days, to the changes in the later Warring States period, and to the influence of modern wars.

This culture, which is not as humane as an outsider, has gradually become a national industrial pillar for Japan to wave its flag.

The Age of Miko

The historical origin of each region is inseparable from the most primitive religious worship, and Japan is no exception, starting with the legendary Empress of Yamadai Himiho.

The country also regards a man as the king. He has lived for 70 to 80 years. During the period of the Japanese rebellion, the war against each other over the years, a woman is the king. The name is Bei Mi Hu, who can confuse people with ghosts. He has grown up in years, has no husband and son, and has a male brother to rule the country. Since becoming king, there are few people who have seen it. Thousands of maidservants serve themselves, but only the man eats and drinks, and the word comes in and out. The residence houses the palaces and buildings, and the city gates are strictly set up, and they are often guarded by soldiers.

-"Wei Shu · Dongyi Biography · Japanese"

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From the 6th century to the 8th century, Japan, which was still in matriarchal society, ushered in the "Miko Age" that lasted two hundred years.

As early as in the Japanese creation mythology, there was Amaterasu, the symbol of the sun. He was enraged by the sea god Susanoo and hid in the Amoiwato, and the world was plunged into darkness.

The goddess of dance, Tian Tian Nu Ming, holding bamboo leaves, stood on an inverted wooden barrel and danced outside the Tianyan cave. As a result, the dance clothes fell because of too hard dancing.

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The gods roared with laughter when they saw it, Amaterasu God Hearing the music and teasing laughter outside the cave, he couldn't help but observe with his probe, so Amaterasu returned to the sky and the earth See the light again.

Since then, this kind of dance has become a "Kagura" to worship the gods, and the dancing women have also become witches.

Since then, the witch has become a professional medium for connecting the gods and the world, and is called "the listener of the oracle".

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"Witch prostitutes"

Like the dance of meat selling in mythology, gods often use their bodies to convey their will, and witches use their bodies to convey their will to believers.

But with the influx of Buddhism and the inflow of during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the status of Japanese maidens gradually declined.

Over time, the divinity is no longer there, and some are only good at singing and dancing, while the old witches can only be completely reduced to "witch prostitutes."

From making fun of the gods, to making fun of the nobles, and then to "witch prostitutes", it can be said that the development of Japanese customs was born along with its creation myth.

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The Warring States Period

The rudimentary and backward state regime is not indifferent to this.

In the 11th century, Kamakura Shogunate established the first national public prostitution system—youjun bendang. While encouraging wandering girls to sell their lives, it is also responsible for mediating related lawsuits about wandering girls.

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16th century Muromachi period also established the Allure Bureau, Edo Shogunate's Tokugawa Ieyasu is to weaken the fighting spirit of the daimyo, encourage daimyo, samurai and sensuality to indulge all day .

In the late period, nearly 30% of the population suffered from syphilis throughout the country.

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Nanyang Sister

Although in 1873 the Meiji government implemented the "Emancipation Order of Prostitutes."

But at the same time, in order to meet the country’s economic needs on the road to industrialization,The government also encourages Japanese women to work abroad.

Japanese women who have never received any education or training, and have no vocational skills, were deceived or forced by the government to travel to various parts of Southeast Asia.

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Between 1870 and 1920, nearly 100,000 women were "forced into prostitution."

Facts have proved that Nanyang sister's policy is also effective for the country's income generation. According to the remittance statistics of the National Library of Japan, the number of overseas remittances of "Nanyang sister" was ranked fifth in Japan's foreign exchange at that time.

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In 1920, Japan, which has become a military power, began to face up to its international image, launched a "ban on prostitution," and recalled "Nanyang sisters" from all over Southeast Asia.

And after these "Sister Nanyang" returned to China, they did not have any skills, so they could only continue to engage in similar occupations.

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Modern Wars

Following the defeat in World War II, Japan feared that the US army would poison Japanese women after the landing, so it set up an “official comfort” program, the “RAA” organization.

In the one-year plan, 55,000 women participated in the plan. Similarly, with the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in the later stage and the international community's intervention, Japan had to promulgate the "Prevention of Spring Sale Law", close the RAA, and demobilize the comfort women.

These comfort women who took to the streets did not return to their normal lives, but continued to appear in street tea houses and pubs.

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Compromise

In 1985, with the promulgation of the "Customs and Business Law", the Japanese government chose to adopt a policy of legal management for this gray industry.

At the same time, custom shops also appeared differently like bamboo shoots after the rain.

According to data from the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, in 2018, among the 20-29 year old women in Japan, 5% of the population engaged in the custom industry.

And the profit of the custom industry is also surprisingly high. Also in 2018, the economic benefits of the Japanese custom industry service accounted for 1% of Japan's GDP in the same year, which was the same as Japan's one-year defense expenditure.

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The harm caused by the custom industry is undoubtedly. After many failed attempts to "break the arm of a strong man", Japan still chose to compromise with "traditional culture" and practiced that sentence perfectly. "Since it is difficult to resist, it is better to enjoy it."

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