Some myths never seem to grow tired or stale, especially when they are this visually appealing. Although nyotaimori "body sushi" is possibly almost as much a Western fabrication as an actual Japanese cuisine custom or sexual fantasy, it refuses to die. Time after time, you stumble upon depictions of it in popular culture outside Japan. Perhaps one reason for this is that people locally also like to indulge in nyotaimori imagery at regular intervals -- both seriously and in jest. This is most interesting, of course, when it's at its erotic best and particularly when it involves hints ...

Let's travel back again to Showa, a time in Japan we know had plenty of hot sex and kinky antics. Two models, Iori (Iori Kedakai) and Rukino (Luchino Fujisaki), have recreated a Showa-period gravure erotic photo shoot. It was for a photography exhibition called "Do you like sexy young ladies of Showa?" held at a gallery in Koenji in August, accompanying a release of a photo book. From the clothes to the coloring of the photo print and background as well as the makeup and hair styles, this shoot is thoroughly Showa in its inspiration. We love ...

Fetish Festival (Feti-Fes) was held in Tokyo on Sunday January 25th at an inconspicuous venue near Harajuku. There were 96 booths, including cosplayers, idols, bondage artists, and more, spread out over six seriously packed floors, plus a basement showing the "Underground Fetish Film Festival" screenings. Feti-Fes was first held in January 2013, since then it has been held eight times around Japan. This festival -- the fifth in Tokyo -- was the biggest so far and there seemed to be hundreds of visitors by our estimate. Due to legal reasons, there was no nudity allowed in the ...

We recently blogged about a new line of designer lingerie especially for flat-chested Japanese girls. Well, "feast" as it was daringly and ironically called, was a major hit, completely selling out its first run of bras and underwear, and generating a lot of publicity for its young designer. Gomi Hayakawa is saying that you can have chippai (tiny tits) and still be cute. Ero-cosplayer Luchino Fujisaki recently tried on the feast lingerie and posted photos for all the world to see. The results were alluring, to say the least. You may not have much in the bust area but it's what ...