Particularly over the weekend, the likes of musicians, jugglers, entertainers etc. are common sights in Tokyo’s parks. Pole dancers, on the other hand, aren’t.
Or at least they weren’t.
Pole dancing in a Tokyo park
Photographs from a small group of islands
Steebu says
I’m guessing that she didn’t transport the pole by train. The base looks pretty solid.
Lee says
It was. It easily supported her even when she was swinging from the top of it. But how she got it there I have no idea…
Cynthia says
wow… public daylight pole o_o
Lee says
Yeah, quite a surprise eh?
An Expat says
Surprised some male didn’t take it upon himself to garb or pinch; perhaps it was so over the top that kept the pervs at bay?
Lee says
There was a large bank of dSLR wielding men to the left (of which I was a member!), but that was about it. Surprisingly civilised really, with polite applause after each move. All of which only added to the unusual nature of the whole thing.
Jeffrey says
“Civilized”? Hardly. Where are all the folded 1,000 yen note “tips”?
An Expat says
Another though; think she’s got abs a male body builder would look at with some envy.
Lee says
She has. Very impressive. An awful to of work went into them, that’s for sure.
Haha, very true! But Japan is a non-tipping country. It would have been seen as vulgar!
Dash says
Japan never stops impressing me.
Lee says
And long may it stay that way.
winnie says
She is so COOL!!!! I wish I am there to watch her too!! Amazing!
Lee says
Got to say, it was quite a surprise. Not at all what I was expecting.
Jeffrey says
Good lord! The bad “rock ‘n roll” bands of Yoyogi in black leather and gravity defying pomps are entertaining (“yes, we are laughing at you, not with you”). This sort of exhibitionism seems a bit desperate.
Lee says
It was a weird one. Despite the outfit (and the pole) it was somehow all very innocent. She was clearly enjoying herself, and most onlookers seemed happy to spend a bit of time watching something they clearly hadn’t expected to see.. Apart, of course, from the fellas with their powerful zoom lenses.
Lizzy says
She could be advertising for a pole dance exercise class of some kind. I know they’re pretty popular over here, perhaps the trend is spreading?
Lee says
She could have been. It would at least explain the effort she had gone to to get the pole there.
Hans ter Horst says
Wow, I’m actually surprised there are so few spectators; having seen erotic manga read on public transport many times, I would expect the young salarimen to queue up to get a glimpse 🙂
Lee says
The photo is a bit deceptive — there were a good number of fellas to my left. 15 or so I reckon. All equipped with decent zoom lenses!
zoglog says
Exciting stuff. All I see at parks are people and dogs 🙁
Lee says
Likewise most of the time. This was a real exception.
Alex says
I’m guessing from many of the comments here that people do not know that pole dancing has seen a rise in legitimacy lately with dancers treating them as simply another form of artistic expression. There are even pole-dancing competitions that most do in a risque style, but that in itself is not the point. Also they are not about nudity, or stripping, or tips, or even arousal.
Lee says
That’s interesting. I had no idea.
This performance was certainly along those lines. No money or anything being handed over, and much more artistic than racy.