In a land where advanced planning is as highly esteemed as it is in Japan, spontaneity is not just something that pops up out of the blue. And the bedroom, it seems, is no exception.

Mood can make or break what’s supposed to be a romantic liaison between lovers. A simple slip could ruin the atmosphere and spoil the night.

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In Shizuoka’s Atagawa Onsen, the private baths are available for rental on a round-the-clock basis. Of late, they’ve been taken over by young couples, who are quite … noisy.

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Talk about sex lives to almost 1,000 Japanese women – as the racy women’s weekly did – and that’s the sort of thing you’ll find out.

Of the 973 women who took part in an-an’s annual survey on sex, 20-somethings averaged from 2.9 partners (from 20 to 29) to 4.5 partners (from 25 to 29) throughout their lives, while those aged 30 to 34 had, on average, slept with 4.2 men.

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