A is a kind of large pillow from
Japan. The name means "hugging pillow"; they are similar in shape to body pillows in the west.Some Dakimakura are imprinted with a picture, usually a young woman in the
anime style. Sometimes anime or
bishōjo game magazines give dakimakura covers away as promotional materials. Some of these printed dakimakura can be considered
love pillows.Sometimes called a
Dutch wife, although the original definition of this phrase is closer to the
chikufujin.
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