Japanese Sex Essentials

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In Japan, there's something called "Hime-Hajime." In slang terms, it means having your first sex of the year, but it actually comes from traditional Japanese culture.

A long time ago, rice gruel was called "Hime-Ii," or "princess food," and eating the first rice gruel of the year on January 2nd was called "Hime-Hajime," or "first princess."

There are many other explanations for where the term came from, but these days, it's often used by people when describing how their first sex of the year went.



This year, I wasted no time in having my Hime-Hajime with my girlfriend on January 1. I imagine this isn't uncommon for people who spend New Year's with their lover.

We didn't have "toshi-koshi sex," though, which is when two people have sex on the cusp just as the new year begins. We spent that time eating the soba noodles my girlfriend had prepared for the new year.

I hope you all have a very nice New Year.