Traditional Japanese Massage and Bodywork Practices

What to Expect of Geisha Massage?
Geishas are female Japanese artists and entertainers. They are trained in traditional Japanese performing arts, such as dance, music, and singing, oft [ ... ]

Soapland | From Bath and Mat to Bed
Soaplands are establishments that emerged in the wake of the Japanese Anti-Prostitution Law in the 1950s. As the law prohibited “having sexual inter [ ... ]

Nuru Gel Ingredients, Properties, and Benefits
Nuru gel — sometimes also called Nuru oil — is a viscous, slimy, odorless, colorless, and transparent gel used as a lubricant in an erotic [ ... ]

History of Nuru Massage | Origin and Development
Nuru Massage — sometimes also called Nuru Gel Massage — is an unclothed Sensual Erotic Body-to-Body Massage in which both the masseur and [ ... ]

Kaishun Massage – Erotic Manhood Massage Treatment
Kaishun Massage — also called Kaishun Erotic Massage or Kaishun Manhood Massage — is a traditional and sensual Japanese genital massage mo [ ... ]

Sukebe Chair and Erotic Massage Treatments | Sukebe Stool
The Sukebe Chair is a kind of bathing stool, in its specific form originally a Japanese invention used for non-sexual reasons in nursing homes or by p [ ... ]

Shiatsu and Thai Massage | Blends, Integration, Differences, and Similarities
In both their theoretical and practical aspects Thai Massage and Japanese Shiatsu have quite a lot in common; Shiatsu, like Thai Massage, is an Asian [ ... ]

Sand Bathing | Japanese Sunaburo and Sunamushi
Sand Bathing is a popular treatment in Japan, called Sunaburo or Sunamushi. The therapy, sometimes referred to as Sablotherapy, Psammatotherapy, or Ar [ ... ]

Ashi-Thai | Integrating Ashiatsu and Thai Massage
Ashi-Thai is a clothed Barefoot Massage Therapy (that is, therapists massage their clients with their feet) that combines traditional Thai Massage, Ta [ ... ]

What Is Japanese Onsen Bathing?
The Japanese word Onsen refers to “hot water,” “mineral water,” or “water vapor” that comes from underground. As a general rule one could [ ... ]