Document Type
Article
Abstract
[First paragraph]
Much research has been done, in and out of the field of social anthropology, on courting and associated practices (especially in rural communities), such as yobai (literally "night crawling" -- entering a girl's house under cover of darkness in search of "love"), letter exchanging, wakamonoyado (literally "young people's inn," a house where young people meet socially) omiai (arranged marriage), and so on. Most of this research has been done under the rubric of pre-marriage activities, or even, activities permitted because it is expected they'll lead to marriage [1]. The sheer volume of this research is undoubtedly a reflection of the importance of marriage in Japanese society [2].
Repository Citation
Sawkins, Phil. "Playful Attraction -- Examining the Nature of Japanese Cruising." Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture vol. 2, no. 4, 2002, pp. 1–35. https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/reconstruction/vol2/iss4/5