Homosexuality in Japan

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3efdf684-a0d7-41b9-a607-7a785ffcf7fe
Trending date
2026-04-20
Title
Homosexuality_in_Japan
Normalized title
Homosexuality in Japan
Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_Japan
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<p>Records of men who have sex with men in Japan date back to ancient times. Western scholars have identified these as evidence of <b>homosexuality in Japan</b>. Though these relations had existed in Japan for millennia, they became most apparent to scholars during the Tokugawa period. Historical practices identified by scholars as homosexual include <span><i lang="ja-Latn"><i>shudō</i></i></span><span style="font-weight:normal"> (衆道)</span>, <span><i lang="ja-Latn">wakashudō</i></span><span style="font-weight:normal"> (若衆道)</span> and <span><i lang="ja-Latn"><i>nanshoku</i></i></span><span style="font-weight:normal"> (男色)</span>.</p>
Summary
Ancient and historical same-sex relations documented in Japanese culture and society.
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Mystery
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Created at
2026-04-21T15:23:04.191423+00:00
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