Shudō, "Way of the Boy (Love)", practices of homosexual behavior between an older male (usually a samurai, monk, or kabuki actor) and a younger one (usually a peer or junior) in pre-Meiji Japan. Also can refer to artistic/literary depictions of such works.
In short, 'medieval' Japanese pederasty.
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—thing...Please, do not inquire about that. This Lady Kasuga... ...shall do her utmost to put up a facade so as not to see any—
Old-fashioned keigo (polite speech).I have absolutely no interest in such proclivities.Sodomites and Ganymedes be not the same thing.Original uses somewhat (mock-)archaic grammar (but not vocabulary).HENTAI culture of Japan, past and present.Is it okay for a guy like me to enter?
Presumably the Ōoku, the cloistered women-only quarters of Edo Castle. It houses the Shōgun's harem, female relatives (and acquaintances of special note, like Kasuga), and children (including male children before coming-of-age).
