Though I’ve covered the eight types of men found on dating sites before, it’s time to head offline to discover an even wider spectrum of guys you might encounter in the Japanese dating landscape. Typical for Japan, these types of men have been labeled under some kind of category over the years depending on their characteristics. In this article, I take a look at those trends, introducing the five most common types of men (and their sub-trends) you’re likely to meet in Japan. Know the signs before it’s too late!
1. Nikushoku-kei: The “Hunter”
Nikushoku-kei danshi (肉食系男子) or “carnivore man,” is a term which became popular quite a few years ago and refers to a man who is traditionally “masculine” in nature, one that is a flirt, sexually driven, very confident, and a “hunter” by nature. He usually has quite the experience with the ladies and knows how to sweet talk someone. But he is also considered likely to cheat and to possibly be emotionally unavailable and unable to have a steady or serious relationship.
Within this type, you’re likely to meet guys that consider themselves to be Gasshiri-kei (がっしり系, well-muscled or stocky body types), or Hosomacho-kei (細マッチョ, thin but well-muscled body types), and many men who work in high powered, aggressive fields such as construction, sales, and PR for example, who count themselves as Nikushoku men.
They can be fun to date, and not all of them are cheaters, but because they tend to work in very driven industries, you might not get to see them that often. So if you’re looking for someone to see on a regular basis, you might want to steer clear of Nikushoku-kei men.
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szero25
What a load of rubbish.
Throwing things into nice neat little boxes would seem to be a Japanese national pastime.
miss_oikawa
Great commment by someone at the bottom of the actual article,
https://savvytokyo.com/carnivore-herbivore-5-types-men-youll-meet-japan/
lucabrasi
@Szero
It’s hardly a Japanese thing. You can see this type of “listicle” all over the net.
Black Sabbath
I'm the eat, drink and be merry type....
thepersoniamnow
The second from the left appears to be the token gaijin
thepersoniamnow
I have been going to Golds Gym for the last 15 years and even I have yet to meet this large initial group of “well muscled” carnivorous men. Its only jocks that are like that here.
Pukey2
And a lot are 'loosing' their ability to spell.
Let's get one thing straight - whether they are herbivores or carnivores, they all eat meat. Look, if you want to call them shy, sissy, skinny, useless, nerdy, then go right ahead. But they're not vegetarian. A gorilla? Now THAT'S a herbivore.
Kobe White Bar Owner
like in the western world this goes to show that men are loosing masculinity and becoming wet fish.