Why Monks Received Male Prostitutes’ Service | Who Yūjyo, Kagema, Oiran, and Tayū Are
I’ve made a few videos talking about the history and culture of yūjyo, the prostitutes in Japan.
And in the “omake” talk of the video I made about oiran, I briefly introduced the male prostitutes, "kagema."
You might have heard about yūjyo or oiran through anime and manga, but I believe most people do not know about the male prostitutes.
I have to be honest, before I started this KZhead channel, I didn’t know about them myself.
But they actually have their unique history and culture too which is worth studying about.
So today, I will explain about the three main differences between yūjyo and kagema, the female and male prostitutes.
I have received many questions about “tayū” as well, so I’d love to talk about who they were, and how they were different from oiran at the end of the video.
[Time codes]
0:00 Let's START!
1:39 1. Their history
5:04 2. Who became them
9:35 3. Their customers
12:52 The differences between “Oiran” & “Tayū”
13:58 Today’s conclusion
17:15 “Omake” talk
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They need to bring kagema back.... LMAO
@@Drakengard-cb5ot Yaoi?
I saw a comment by Annika about Taikomochi... I wonder about that too...
Thanks for another great video! I am very curious about whaling. Is it a controversial issue in Japan? And could you enlighten us on what the public debate looks like?
Shogo, can you give us insight into the history of the Male Geisha??
As a deaf person from Singapore I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for adding English subtitles although I notice from my lip reading skill that you spoke in English . But reading English subtitles really enabled me to enjoy the content of this video. Thank you very much
@NO MERCY.! allow me to emphasise that lip reading skill is not 100% accurate.
Wish I could something for you either than praying:(
Yeah, as a deaf person myself with no lip-reading skill, I'm really grateful for those English subtitles. Without them, it'd be way hard for me to understand anything. Any videos with manual subtitles are instantly better than those with automatic captions. So again, I'm glad they used a bit of their time and effort to add in the captions.
@@octo4276 yes not all deaf people know the lip reading skill. I rather not be too dependent on reading lips all the time. I prefer to understand the full contents from the subtitles in a positive way
I wish there was more entertainment and education options for those who are not like the rest
I'm a historical archaeologist in Japan, and I remember doing research on Takeda Shingen a few decades ago. He actually had a male lover who was among his 24 generals. Kosaka Danjo
How was this found out? Was there written documents about his favourite general like journals or letters or paintings?
Now paintings would certainly have been an interesting secondary source.
May I ask on who is Takeda Shingen?
@@learoynotjenkins5514 The Unitversity of Tokyo's historical archive has the written pact/agreement signed between Takeda Shingen and Koasaka Masanobu (one of Shingen's 24 famous generals), where both agreed to enter into a love pact. Takeda Shingen still had a wife and a duty to create heirs, but the homosexual relationship he had was a common tradition in pre-Modern Japan.
@@wallaaby5907 One of the greatest generals during the Sengoku period and a major threat to the three great unifiers of Japan (Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi). It's honestly one of the best periods of history to learn about and i highly recommend you learn about it, amazing history.
There used to be male geisha too, and they were called taikomochi? They were more like drinking buddies, joke tellers and so. At least that's what I read in Lesley Downer's book about Geisha. She also mentioned oiran and tayu.
so just, one of the bois
Real conservative supports femboy.
@@ChonosTack shut up
@@TomorrowWeLive Homophobe?
@@TomorrowWeLive What? The realness get your bussy acting different?
I honestly think that Yukaku should be seen as a black mark on Japanese history not a point of pride. When even the government allows girls (as said in previous Shogo videos) who are 10 years old or younger to live and train in an enviroment to be sold off is absolutely disgusting.
Saddly, prostitution was and is present in almost all societies, both in the east and the west, and the notion that child prostitution was bad (and child labor in general) is quite recent... sexual slavery is as old as dirty...
I think we shouldn't apply our modern moral standards into history. People in the past had a different view from us, and their living conditions were different. They were busy trying their best to survive, so human rights came second. Children who were sold into prostitution actually had more chances to survive into adulthood than children living in poverty. At least, they were fed and received education, unlike other children who died from hunger and diseases. Children mortality rate in the past was really high. There were years with famine, and parents had to abandon some of their kids so they could feed the others.
@@miyako1909 btw I think Shojo did say that this used to happen in the Edo period which is the most peaceful period that Japan has ever been in, so your point about people trying to survive doesn't really hold. Besides I don't think that just because people were trying to survive justifies putting children into prostitution.
@@miyako1909 I feel like the fact that the world historically sucked more than it does today doesn't really excuse the fact that it, well, sucked
Yes, even the young boys who were only training to be Kabuki... I was so shocked
Let us always appreciate Shogo for discussing even things about his cultural history that might be found distasteful, because educating and acknowledging even the bad or questionable aspects of history ensure that we do not repeat our wrongs.
The information is interesting...seriously though, Shogo has gorgeous eyes.
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No joke. They are so lovely
@@NightmareVixen12 Pause the video at 0:22. His eyes are pretty-pretty half moon. 🤭
"Sacred prostitution." Well, that explains why all those shrine maiden-themed doujinshis and other hentai materials are a thing.
my guess is that they are the eastern counterpart of the Roman temple harlots
Sacred prostitution was a thing in the west too, before christianity.
@@Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer and during Christianity
@@dylanotto1675 The first centuries, yes. Then, in 380AC, after the Forgotten (by me) Roman Emperor made Christianity official religion of the Roman empire, it was moved inside monasteries where the nuns did it for the sole use of the elder friars and only under the direct supervision of the abbot. :P XDDD
I -bet- know half of these miko-themed doujins were Reimu yuri.
Damn. Oiran had to pay off student loans the rest of their lives too.
Since their life span was age 25, no paying off...
ikr🤣🤣🤣
@@daniby9894 Actually, considering how expensive they were they would have had a lot fewer customers (and the right to refuse sexual services to certain clients) so they would have been exposed to fewer STDs, and had much better living conditions than the lower ranked prostitutes, and thus probably lived a lot longer.
@@Amy_the_Lizard Yes, Oirans were expensive and ranked the highest but that didn't mean they had the "freedom to refuse." He talked about it in the video too. Also, dont forget that rich bandits/thiefs could also be carrying STDs that they can transfer to the oirans. So rich doesn't necessarily equal being free of venereal diseases! :(
I am confused. The government removed women from preforming since some were prostitutes but the male prostitutes were ok🤔 . Loved your approach, very informative.
Cheating is also a big thing in Japan, so it fits right in with male prostitution, and love hotels. Not to mention the "don't ask don't tell don't care" thing that they got going on. Most foreigners mistake it for politeness or a cultural thing. It's not.
Well, If even the monks could use male prostitutes.
Welcome to doublestandardland
We apparently it was considered to be "training" 🙄😒
@@bellebonebag8096 Sorry, could you explain this better please? i don't understand very well...
Excellent video!
sounds like your kind of video
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Hey Lin! I thought so, too.
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Just a small correction. Legislation is enacted rather than dismissed. Dismissal in a legal sense is usually when a case that has been brought before the court is thrown out, or dismissed, for various reasons like lack of probable cause to arrest, improper procedure, lack of evidence, etc. It doesn't take away from the video, which is very interesting.
The word “dismissed” is misused a few times in different erroneous ways in this video.
Thank you for letting us know!
You know you have a very precise way of presenting history in a very friendly and straight forward manner. Also one request could you do a video on Japanese swords that had no curve. I know there is a variation of the Katana that had either the very slightest of curve to being completely straight of differing lengths, and would like to more know about the time periods when they would have been used and from what regions in Japan. Also I am not talking about the "Ninjato" (or ninja swords that were popularized in media like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, other popular media of my youth.) But non curved Katana because there have been so many variations of Katana since as I understand it Katana is kinda like a catch all meaning Japanese swords. You often refer to what I would consider Wakizashi, and Tanto as Katana and just qualify them as having shorter lengths, I do admit that I am not the most knowledgeable, but I infer as much as I can reading between the lines of your videos. All great information buddy love the content.
I’m not entirely sure how your videos have made their way into my recommendations, but I’m greatly appreciative of all the information I’ve learned. Regardless of how relevant it is, it’s all interesting and easy to swallow.
Ah! Finally u mentioned about these! 😭 thank u. Btw, yes, I agreed with u about that "refused desire". For me sex still sex no matter it between man and woman or man and man.🤦♀
I have a theory on this one, if the monks were to have sex with a woman, they probably didn't wanna risk get her getting pregnant (probably even with contraceptives) and thus, could probably have to do something about it. If they do have sex with other men, the risk is nonexistent if their partner can't be impregnated.
@@ElkaPME hahaha that will be into another genre, omegaverse
@@ElkaPME that is just like the Jedi not being allowed to form families, but not being actually celibate i wonder how many force users are just bastard children of Jedi, given that force powers seems to be inheritable as Luke and Leia demonstrate
@@devforfun5618 Grogu is probably Yoda's bastard. Maybe we get more info next season.
@@ElkaPME That was my first guess. Then I remembered that a woman's period was seen an impure for a long time, so it also could be that monks were completely forbid to have relationship with women cause they are "impure by default".
I was in the train listening to this and I laughed so hard when you talked about "sacred prostitution". Really interesting video!
Good way to bring money to the Temple.
Wow, the subscriber count received a nice bump this past month. This video should push that to 100K and beyond.
Nice Lurch avartar
I am impressed at how organized your presentations are... I wish you success!
A brilliant video on history and culture! You have a very clear and concise way of explaining concepts! I wonder, as someone very interested in the history of fashion, if kagema had a unique style to their fashion like how oiran had extremely intricate and grand outfits which have a unique style to them.
Wow, how educational this is. Very well thought of and researched. Kudos, Shogo!
I truly appreciate the honesty about these subjects! thank you!
You are going to make it big Shogo! You have an excellent way of explaining Japan and its history!
Very thorough and informative. You did a great job with the explanation and I am much more educated about the topic!👏👏
As a complete newbie just fascinated with different cultures, I find your uploads really interesting!💯
You presented this is a fantastic way, had me captivated the entire time.
I am Japanese and did not know about kagema or Oiran! I do know wakashu because of Oda Nobunaga. It is funny learning about my cultures history on prostitution from a random youtube suggestion ww
I had heard about wakushu but not kagema
@@alexterieur8813 whats wakushu
@@tsuyuasui7297 its kind of japanese pederasty, the young one is called a wakushu. Look it up
You're so close to 100k! It's only a matter of weeks now. Great job! Thank you for another very interesting and insightful video. Kagema and their history were completely new to me.
I love your channel❤️ Quality content and another side of Japan. Very interesting! Please keep up!!
This was highly informative! I was highly interested in geisha, some years ago - and, from there, in the pleasure districts in general. However, there are details about the "floating world" that are hard to find for Westerners - especially about what our culture considers more taboo topics, such as prostitution. Oiran and other entertainers are rarely mentioned, let alone described in detail - and one almost never hears about the yūjyo and kagema. As such, I am very grateful for your concise and - above all - forthright presentation of such things. Thank you!
I absolutely love they way you explain things, your accent is so clear and easy to listen to!
Thank you for your informative and well researched presentation. I have studied Zen, Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism for many years and when I travelled to Thailand Myanmar and Laos for many months I took the opportunity to visit temples and meditate with months. It was wonderful and even the landscapes I found intently mystical but....I met and went out with a Russian girl who had lived in Korea, Japan and Thailand and spoke these languages fluently along with Russian and English and some French.The reason I mention all this is that she mocked my going to temples and my admiration of monks...and to get my hackles up she took an upskirt shot (she had a very dynamic body) and sent it to some monks she knew and sadly within minutes several sent back salacious responses. She said that my Western view of monks and the practice of Buddhism was highly idealized.
Your speaking style is beautiful, as is your videography. Thanks for this amazing look into this world of the past.
No fair!! I thought I was only being entertained. I ain’t sign up for no learnings! 🤣 this was super entertaining and informative bro, keep up the awesome work 👌
I absolutely adore your approach history. With a lot of taboos around prostitution, this may not be something people look for in terms of studying. I find these anthropological topic fascinating, especially regarding the roles and impacts of westernization on traditions, values and ideology of a society. Often time, we think of westernization in the sense of modernization and modern history and did not fully understand the extend and roles it has in these aspect of society, or that may just be from my limited knowledge. But yeah, awesome presentation! Thank you for the CC as well!!
Thank you, Shogo :) your historical knowledge is explained and broken down very well for your audience. I too appreciate the subtitles
I randomly saw this video,the caption got me hooked so I decided to watch..I don't have any idea about Japan culture and traditions until I watch this video,it's so helpful and now atlest I have an idea. Thanks for sharing this piece of history of Japan.
A very well and informative presentation. Thank you Shogo for the effort of doing this specially when you mentioned that you also made your own research to make this possible. Congratulations!
Your videos are so well-structured! Such an interesting video, thank you for all the info!
You are such an excellent teacher. You deliver knowledge in a way that can be incorporated. To learn make changes! Thank you
This was interesting- thank you and you are so clear in your presentation 🥰
My husband and I really enjoy your videos. You are straight and to the point. You also are clear and give a recap at the end if I missed details. Honestly your videos would make great research for anyone wanting to learn about Japan and Japanese culture.
Cool history lesson. Samurai Champloo briefly discussed both Yujyo and Kagema, thanks for teaching me more.
Just found this channel and I love it Keep up the good work
Not sure how i got here but i enjoyed. The history, soothing voice w/correct pronunciation and finding something i didnt know. looking forward to more
These ancient traditions still exist today. Now they call it Hollywood.
I thought this exact thing
That almost pales in comparison to the crimes of the Catholic Church
Show business is like this in every country 😂
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makes you wonder... we see this with just about every culture and every time period.
Extremely educational. Thank you kindly 🙏🏿
I don’t know why this was recommended to me but I’m glad it was! Very interesting. And you are delightful!
This was very informative and nicely explained!!
Also, many thanks for talking about the male-male relationships so naturally, as always! It's really appreciated ^^
Wow! I can’t believe you have 600,000 subscribers already, Shogo! I subscribed to your channel when you had 10,000 subscribers. Great job. Keep it up!
This was amazing! Thanks for making this video. Please make others! I am always amazed at how people are all the same... yet so different. :)
this was very informative and easy to understand. thank you for your excellent manner and presentation.
This was so interesting! Thank you for the great video! Arigato 🙂🙂🙂
That "refusing desires" was the coping needed back then in order to not be stigmatized for loving men.
the more things change the more they stay the same huh
I enjoyed your story .I love any kind of history about different cultures.
Well researched and presented. Thank you so much ,my friend...
Such an interesting theme!!
I like your laid back talk at the end. Better Pace. I know you put alot of work into the main part though.
Very well made video Shogo-san, kudos!
thank you for the knowledge and awareness because it grows human conciseness. Be blessed Young Sir !
I just learnt so much! Thank you!
Your a great story teller ….love the history
I'm so glad I came across this again. Thank you for making this.
excellent video as usual, I am very grateful that you share with us different topics of Japanese culture, really thank you very much
It is so cute that Shogo thanks his kids in the description of his video. he seems like such a nice man T_T
Love your channel man. Very informative!👍👍
Really interesting and informative video loved it to the core ❤️
This was so educational love the channel :D
I love history, and Japanese history and culture is fascinating. Thank you for perspective and knowledge. 🤗
Shogo can you do a video about manga and anime, like when and why did they appear, what are the cultural perceptions, why are so popular in JP? Thankkk you!
Shogo I just love your channel. Thank you for educating us on Japanese culture. It's a delight to enjoy your videos! 🌸❤️💕💜🌺🌺🤩
How utterly interesting! Thank you for this information.
I am a recent subscriber and I rly like the style of your videos thei are very informative and great structured I got to give you some mad probs for that keep it going!
Yes, they are very educational and nicely paced with explanations that are simple and thorough enough for anyone to process and understand. His content is definitely appealing to any group with an interest in such things, and perhaps even those who aren't. My favorite part is that he summarizes the entirety of the video at the end.
Yes I agreed too! It’s small and sweet and informative. It’s very easy to be digested. I’m glad this channel is around XD
5:38 My heart broke 💔 I always assumed that type of work was rough, but...I did not expect all of that. 😭😭😭 Thank you, thank you so much for sharing these informational videos!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Very glad you didn't leave out any non-kids-friendly content, it was a very thorough work on history and gave lots of insight. I guess we can be glad that time has at least changed some things up till now...
I can listen to you all day without getting tired. 👌
this is such an interesting video i love it so much as well as analyzing the patriarchy, homophobia, etc behind it
"I have to be honest before I started this KZhead channel I ..." I was like "WHAAT??!" 😂 great video as usual 😊 tks
Arigato! That was very interesting! I can't wait to look through your other videos. I think at the end, you were hoping for 100K subscribers. I see you've done much better than that. Congratulations! I think it's well deserved.
Sending you love all the way from Malaysia🥰🥰🥰👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I love your videos as it were so informative, easy to understand adn well defined.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Its would be interesting if hat history was updated to include contemporary customs among male-male relationships.
What a beautiful story. Would love to hear more love stories about the kagema and his monk.
wow! love how you explain this it's easy to undrstand and at the end another short summary. was surprised to knw the history" about prostitutes way back then!
Thank you very much.... I've learned a lot from this educational content 😊
Thank you for this history lesson; these things were totally unknown to me. I can understand why Catholic Christianity first took hold in Japan - and why the shogunate surpressed it so ruthlessly.
This is interesting and mind blowing at the same time 😂
Very Well Done!!! Lots of information!!!
why is it so calming to hear your stories XD
when you said ' I have to be honest, before I strated this youtube channel I " I seriously thought for a second that you were gonna say that ' I was one of them'
Drag is universal
I loved the video, so educational and interesting !
This was quite informative.
You may already be aware, but the anime Demon Slayer gives a brief but interesting look into Yoshiwara in Entertainment District Arc. On a humorous note, it would be fun to hear your opinion on episodes 1 and 2 of that particular arc. Thanks, Shogo!
love your channel! learning a lot. I just have a question... It looks like Kagema services both men and women. How about the Yujyo? do they only service men? were there also women customers?
That's a really good question.
i would imagine not a lot of women had money to pay, but i dont find it improbable that men would pay for a female prostitute to another woman
Omg, I just find your videos and I already Love them!! Is there no problem for you, could you please make a video of love between men samurai? Thank you
Haha Shogo you almost killed me at the start... When you said "I should know, before I started my KZhead channel....." I really really thought you was gonna say " I was one myself " afterwards 😂
I love this tidbit of information.
So fascinating !Curious though...when one of the harem of the shogun went to visit a kagema, where did they get the money from to pay them? Would their shogun give them money, or would they obtain it by other means?
They probably had allowances being part of a harem. If a shogun wanted to keep a harem, he would’ve had the money to afford for their lifestyle.
I am absolutely mesmerized by this channel. Hello from Georgia (the country). Subscribed.
Thank you for a very informative video and channel