Kano Osanobu, Portrait of Tokugawa Ienari The “student” usually had more than one sex teacher and chose one for each lesson depending on his mood. As time went on, she’d also help the young man get familiar with how his equipment worked, ultimately culminating in sex once he came of age. She’d start by getting naked in front of the future ruler of Japan, explaining how everything worked down there and letting him explore her body.
Once it was decided that the time was right, a sex tutor was called in. That’s why the sex education of the shogun was treated with the utmost importance. Or better yet, a handful of heirs since, back then, child mortality was high and life expectancy low. After that, the role of the shogun changed from military commander to CEO of Japan Inc., with his primary duties being the supervision of Japan’s bureaucratic machine and, most importantly, leaving a male heir behind to guarantee a peaceful transition of power after his death. Once Tokugawa Ieyasu finalized the unification of Japan and established the Tokugawa shogunate in the early 17 th century, Japan entered an era of more than 250 years of peace. It took until the Edo Period (1603–1868) for more sex education options to become available in the country, though access to them often depended on your social status.
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And also, for the longest time, the closest thing to a sex education manual available in Japan. I would like to thrust the part of my body that sticks out into the part of your body that is empty and fill it up.” So spoke the god Izanagi to his wife Izanami in the Kojiki, a sacred collection of Japanese myths, legends and genealogies composed in 712.