It was called Nobunaga Shoten. What kind of bookstoreโif it even was oneโwas this, anyway? So we stepped in and had a great laugh about how, frankly put, it was a sex shop. Nobunaga Shoten is a bookstore only by a technicality, and is really more ofโas someone put itโan adult goods supermarket.
Well, all those gravure a term for photography that ranges from glamor to borderline or outright softcore porn photo books and porn magazines also count as books, too, we suppose! Other than magazines and instructional books, there are, of course, porn DVDsโlots and lots of them. You can buy some brand new, but they also have rentals and used DVDs, which, of course, are cheaper.
Some gems we saw were a series entitled Fart Style , and a DVD with women who were so much in the throes of ecstasy that they were making funny, possessed-looking faces. There are also sex toys, video games pornographic, of course , lingerie, costumes, and joke goods. If you ever wanted to be a sexy schoolgirl or maid, or to wear the striped panties that are frequently seen in anime, Nobunaga Shoten can help you fulfill your fantasies.
Top tip: For readers in the USA and Canada who are interested in Japanese pleasure products, check out Tenga , an online Japanese adult store that ships internationally. Female customers are, naturally, welcomed, but if you go alone, be prepared for the occasional looks of puzzlement or stares from some male customers.
Trust me, I went there alone once, and a man looked so shocked to see me there. So if you ever need some, uh, self-love in the Kansai area, you know where to go! Nobunaga Shoten has six branches in Osaka, one branch in Kyoto, and one in Kobe. You don't have to search to far for a glimpse of retro Japanโit's all around you and filmly placed in modern Japanese life.
