Ryuta Watanabe, a 36 -year -old influencer on Japanese social networks, drew attention to her unconventional lifestyle. Although he earns around 1.25 million yen (7 Lakh rupees) per month, he admits to relying on the revenues of his three partners to cover household expenditure. Watanabe, who refers to himself as a “Himo Otoko” – a term for a man who depends financially on women – lives with his three partners and four children, including twins.
While Watanabe refers to women like her women, polygamy is not legal in Japan and relations are unregistered partnerships. He also maintains a distinct relationship, away, with a fourth partner and has seven additional children of past relationships.
Watanabe’s ambition extends beyond its unique domestic situation; He aspires to the father 54 children, going beyond the file held by Tokugawa Ienari, a Japanese shogun who had 53 children with his 27 concubines. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), Watanabe claims to engage in a sexual activity more than 28 times a week to increase his chances of designing and abstains from masturbation to “do not waste his sperm”.
Watanabe’s career path has been varied. After abandoning secondary school, he occupied more than 20 part -time jobs before finding his niche as Gigolo, a profession he believes “born to do”. He began his career as an online influencer in 2024, sharing overviews of his polygamous lifestyle on social networks, which, according to him, earns millions of yen.
However, his lifestyle attracted mixed online reactions. A social media user commented: “What he does seems nothing different from a cult religion, and that scares me.”
Others have expressed concerns about the well-being of his children, anticipating potential criticism and intimidation because of their unconventional family structure. “I want you not involved children in your lifestyle. First of all, what I said was too childhood, and I was embarrassed when I read it, said a user.”
Some have also hypothesized if it could be a good option for women who work hard who want children but not marriage.
