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Pink Box : Inside Japan's Sex Clubs by Joan Sinclair (2006, Trade Paperback)
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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.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAbrams, Inc.
ISBN-100810992590
ISBN-139780810992597
eBay Product ID (ePID)52417998
Product Key Features
Book TitlePink Box : inside Japan's Sex Clubs
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHuman Sexuality (See Also Psychology / Human Sexuality), General, Popular Culture, Human Sexuality (See Also Social Science / Human Sexuality), Prostitution & Sex Trade
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Social Science, Photography, Psychology
AuthorJoan Sinclair
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight33.3 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-006424
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromEighth Grade
Dewey Decimal306.740952
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
SynopsisIn 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 nurse's 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. Sinclair's 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., 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 nurse's 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. Sinclair's 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., Photographer Joan Sinclair takes readers 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., In Pink Box, photographer Joan Sinclair gives us a privileged view into Japan's most elaborate sex clubs. Unrivalled in their creativity and the sheer number of choices, these clubs offer their clientele every fantasy imaginable. Subway groping, video and comic book character encounters and visits to the nurse are just the beginning of the immense list of possibilities that are played out in colourful playrooms for adults where no detail is overlooked. Sinclair's photographs are colourful, fun and absolutely absorbing, and they capture the unique sensibility of Japanese culture that has given rise to Hello Kitty (who, by the way, is available for $800 an hour).
LC Classification NumberHQ18 J3S484 2006
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- 16 Jul, 2019
Staged PG-13 photos and limited of analysis & commentary, not good documentary
Having lived in Japan I thought this book would be a fascinating look into a world which is closed off to foreigners and provide some good research information for some online content I am working on. However I was disappointed. The book focuses on some of the more unique and fetish oriented establishments in Japan's sex industry and is not a thorough overview nor does it contain much in the way of deep or insightful commentary or analysis. The author Joan Sinclair herself only spent a few years in Japan before returning to do this book and her understanding of the culture, language, and other aspects of Japan is limited. As a result I found this book to be done on a somewhat superficial level and likely to give someone completely unfamiliar with the subject matter a bit of a distorted perspective based on the limited number of more exotic urban establishments that she documented. The photos are very posed and staged and mostly PG-13 level. It wasn't the more raw, documentary, complete look into the Japanese sex industry that I had hoped it would be. The layout and typography of the book itself is really poor, resembling something that a home user would do themselves with an on-line photo book publisher. The author makes a claim in the book that I find to be inaccurate too. She says it is the first look into the closed world of the Japanese sex industry. But in the early 1980's prolific Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki produced a huge book of hundreds and hundreds of images from all around Tokyo's sex establishments called "Tokyo Lucky Hole" which is an absolutely raw, uncensored, full access look at what goes on behind the closed doors. If you're interested in this topic there isn't a lot out there, so this book is worth picking up if you can find a used copy for cheap like I did. I would be disappointed if I paid more than $15 for it. But then again, owning Nobuyoshi Araki's book my expectations were higher.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
