Adult Day!

Today, and January 15th annually, is Adult Day アダルトの日 in Japan. Its not a day for adults, well not exactly, but rather a day to commemorate Japan's first ever nude show! Which happened on this day in 1947 in the Teitoza Theater in Shinjuku, Tokyo. 

In the early postwar productions, a large frame was set on stage like a living painting. A female performer, nude from the waist up, would briefly appear inside the frame, holding a pose for only a moment before the curtain closed again. There was no dancing or movement; the performer simply stood still, echoing the style of classical nude art.

The show became a sensation, both for its novelty and for the symbolic shift it represented in Japan’s cultural landscape during a time of rapid social change. Today, アダルトの日 serves as a reminder of how postwar entertainment pushed boundaries and influenced modern performance culture.

The feature photo is of a sign for an "adult museum" in Atami, Shizuoka.