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Pink Box: Inside Japan's Sex Clubs Paperback – October 1, 2006

by Joan Sinclair (Author)

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In Pink Box, photographer Joan Sinclair takes us on a journey inside the secret world of fuzoku (commercial sex) in Japan, a world where kawaii (cute) collides with consumerism and sex.

Unrivaled in their creativity and the sheer number of choices, the clubs featured in this book offer their clientele every fantasy imaginable. Subway groping, visits to the nurses office, and comic book character encounters are just the beginning of the immense list of possibilities that are played out in colorful playrooms for adults where no detail is overlooked. Sinclairs photographs capture it all, while an introduction by sociologist James Farrer provides a brief history of commercial sex in Japan and places the images in the context of contemporary Japanese culture.

Length

192
Pages
Language

EN
English
Publisher

Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Publication date

2006
October 1
Grade level

8 and up
Reading age

13 years and up
Dimensions

8.3 x 0.6 x 9.5
inches
ISBN-10

0810992590
ISBN-13

978-0810992597
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Joan Sinclair first heard about Japanese sex clubs while working as an English teacher in Tokyo and returned years later to document them. She now lives in San Francisco.

James Farrer teaches sociology at Sophia University in Tokyo, where he conducts comparative research on ideas of sexuality and romance among young people in Japan and China. He is the author of Opening Up: Youth Sex Culture and Market Reform in Shanghai.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harry N. Abrams, Inc.; Illustrated edition (October 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0810992590
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0810992597
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.63 x 9.5 inches

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RacerX

Great photography. Very tastefully done, considering the subject.

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2007

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I bought this book with the intent of seeing some "behind the scenes" of Japan; specifically in regards to the sex club, fetish, etc. I think the photos, with corresponding stories were very well done. While I haven't read the book cover to cover, the pages I have looked at have all been very well done. The photography is great. And the writing is well done too. It definitely brings you into their (the girls') world. To me it seems like a Nat'l Geographic travelogue of Japan's fetish clubs.

If you're looking for an off-the-tourist-path view of a slice of Japan, I think this book will help give you a flavor of--at least the seedier/fetish side of Japanese culture.

For me, it helps paint a more realistic view of Japanese culture, and balances the formal, rigorous, daytime public view of Japan.

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Burglekutt

Fun Book

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2007

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A very interesting and fun look into Japan's sex culture. Basically a picture book with small tidbits of info here and there. Lot's of nudity, nothing too graphic though. A quick read and quite an eye opener about what types of clubs there are and what goes on in these clubs. A real shame that as a westener I will never be able to enjoy the wonderful pleasures that this sexually advanced society partakes in. Dont expect too much from the book. It is what it is and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I am very interested in all things Japan though.

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Bart L

Nice book / documentary

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2013

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The book is nice, it is no pornography but actually a documentary of the Japanese sex scene. The pictures are usually funny but also clear about how it works. There is limited (but enough) text though.

This is a fun book, slightly informative but mostly entertaining.
If you're looking for naked japanese women look elsewhere.

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Michael Valdivielso

Serious yet fun

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2007

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The Pink Box is about Japan's fantasy and sex clubs. While full of interesting and, sometimes, shocking photos taken while in many of the clubs the book also explains how the clubs work. The rules they follow, the people who work there, the types of people who come to enjoy the clubs and why they survive in Japan in the first place. It is serious but with a touch of humor and great fun.
And some of the girls are just hot.

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quietstorm

Quality photos and paper and nice images

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2017

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This has nice photos. The introduction is interesting and not too long. The price I paid was low. I wish the book was larger but its not TOO small. All and all an interesting bargain.

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Duingtime

The Japenese are really quirky about sex!

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2013

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This is a very interesting read. It take you into the hidden sex clubs in Japan. You will find it interesting the exotic (strange) thing the salarymen of Japan like. These clubs are closed off to westerners so this is a good look. Lots of pictures nicely detail what the pages tell you.

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P. H.

a fascinating view of something I knew nothing about

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2007

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I was fascinating at the apparent compartmentalization Japanese society is able to accomplish. The photos were the main part of the story, and the authors comments helped to put them into context.

I only wish a more detailed analysis of this behavior in their society was presented.

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Shortround

Book of wonder

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2012

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This fascinating insight into the seedier side of japanese culture is both amusing, informative and exquisitely presented. There is evidently no perversion beyond the japanese imagination, and the beautiful photography, entertaining quotes, and typically thoughtful packaging (the dust jacket uses the latest in wipe-off technology) gives this coffee-table must a genuine 5 star calibre.

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Hans Gielessen

Fusoku - das japanische Sexbusiness...

Reviewed in Germany on June 9, 2015

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Das japanische Sexbusiness -Fusoku- setzt pro Jahr riesige 25 Milliarden Euro um. In Kabukicho/Tokios Unterhaltungsviertel gibt es über 5000 Fusoku Clubs. Auch Tausende von Hosts für Unterhaltung+mehr für das weibliche Publikum bieten sich an. Fusoku, das auf eine lange gesellschaftlich anerkannte Tradition zurückblicken kann - 'Floating Worlds' der Edo Zeit - unterscheidet sich im wesentlichen von dem hiesigen 'Business'. Fusoku Clubs werden staatlich lizensiert. Es wird genau vorgeschrieben welche Leistungen Fusoku Clubs anbieten dürfen. Diese Reglementierung setzt sich in den Clubs fort. Die einzelnen Dienstleistungen werden auf 'Menuekarten' genau spezifiziert + bepreist. Innerhalb dieser Parameter können dann die wildesten Phantasien umgesetzt werden. Klare Regeln sorgen neben der unsichtbaren Hand der 'Yakuza'- für reibungslosen + stressfreien Ablauf des Geschäfts sowohl für den Kunden als auch für die Angestellten. Die Angestellten in Fusoku Clubs werden gut bezahlt + behandelt.

Auf hochwertig abgedruckten Fotos zeigt Joan Sinclair das Interieur + die Angestellten von zehn Varietäten des Fusoku.

Daraus zwei Beispiele der meistfrequentierten Fusoku Clubs:

1. Die Soaplands: Badefrauen bieten per geregelten Ablauf eines Badeaufenthaltes entsprechend gebuchte Dienstleistungen an.

2. Sehr beliebt + preisgünstiger sind die tausende von ' Image-Clubs'. 'Asobi' findet hier statt. Es handelt sich um eine Rollenspiel in dem eine Alltagssituation - in der U-Bahn, im Krankenhaus, Büro oder Schule etc.- als genau spezifiziertes sexuell aufgeladenes Script ausagiert wird. Hier spielt die ' Sexyness' von Uniformen eine große Rolle: die bekannte japanische Obsession für z.B. 'Sailor-Dresses' - Schulmädchenuniformen...

Bislang nie gezeigte Fotos aus diesen Clubs- weil 'Ausländer' sich nicht an die 'Regeln' halten + 'Stress verursachen' werden diese dort nicht gerne empfangen- und die konzise Einführung plus guter Buchqualität = Empfehlenswert !

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Paul Smithson

not a book- pornography more so than anything else

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2012

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Prostitution is seriosly screwed up in Japan- handjobs, oral and anal saxx is legal at a sex club , but actual penetration isn't, messed up huh? well, you can read all about it in this book through... pictures? O_o yes, I bought this thinking it was a deatailed account on the Japanese sex industry (I hadn't bought a BOOK in many years, so I was kinda looking forward to sitting down to read it... however, text only accounts for about 28% of the content- the rest are glossy photos the author has taken of sex clubs in Japan (which are anti-foreigner according to her)... through it the author communicates basic facts in Japan- e.g. sex is the 2nd biggest industry in Japan next to cars apparently, and foreigners are feared in the sex department in Japane because the Japanese believe they harbor STD's... had aI known it was mostly pictures I wouldn't have bought it though.

Lucy Van Pelt

Ein informativer Einblick in Japans boomende Sexindustrie.

Reviewed in Germany on February 21, 2018

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Joan Sinclair ist bei der Gestaltung dieses Buchs tief in die Strukturen von Japans Sexindustrie eingetaucht und bietet dem Leser nicht nur einen anschaulichen, sondern auch einen informativen Einblick, indem sie die angebotenen Praktiken in die japanische Kultur einbettet und so verständlich macht.
Besonders gefallen hat mir, dass sie nicht nur daran interessiert ist, "perfekte", das heißt vornehmlich ästhetisch ansprechende Fotos zu schießen, sondern die Facetten des Milieus so wahrheitsgetreu wie möglich darzustellen, sodass die Menschlichkeit der abgebildeten Personen immer zum Tragen kommt.

Fazit:
Ein Muss für jeden, der sich einen Einblick in die finanziell stärkste Industrie Japans erhofft.

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Kristen Parker

Nicely presented book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2014

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An amazing book that I only wish I had written/photographed myself!
As somebody who is fascinated with all aspects of Japan, I also find this subject area interesting. The author/photographer has been extremely privileged to get behind the scenes of a such a protected industry in Japan. It's not graphic at all, but it's also not a book you'd want to leave out when people come to visit!
Great quotes and cool photographs. Nicely presented in a pink plastic cover, too. :)

Amazon Kunde

Interessantes Buch für Liebhaber

Reviewed in Germany on September 10, 2013

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Als fotografie- und fraueninteressierter Mann finde ich das Buch sehr schön.

Teilweise krasse Einblicke in die Clubs in Japan und wunderbare Fotografien.

Ich besitze das Buch selbst und habe es nochmal als Geschenk für einen Freund gekauft, der mein Exemplar immer recht neidisch angeschaut hat :)

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