This season, we're excited to bring you the first line of women's playthings from Japanese brand Tenga! Named Iroha, the collection of three mochi-colored toys is a perfect union of delectable design and seriously advanced technology. While the toys hardly need an introduction (just look how cute they are), we called in the expert, sex writer Karley Sciortino of the blog Slutever, to give us a fig leaf-free account of what makes them so unique.
Shop all Tenga Iroha here.
NSFW warning! Please note the following content is PG13.
Being a sex writer, erotic brands often send me things like vibrators and other sex paraphernalia, hoping I’ll give their product a shout-out somewhere on this grand ol’ Internet. More often than not I only try the toy once before deciding that it sucks, and then throw it behind my bed where it stays forever in what I now refer to as the Vibrator Graveyard. My general thought about sex toys is: Why have sex with a loud, scary machine when I could use my own elegant hand instead?
However, more recently, sex toy manufacturers seem to be catching on to the fact that not all women want to masturbate with jackhammers (especially when we have roommates)! Tenga's are the best pleasure playthings I’ve come across in a very long while. As you may already know, for the past year Opening Ceremony has stocked a line of Tenga’s sex toys for men, which come in extremely cool custom printed cases. And now, finally, Tenga has released a line of pleasure toys for women, so us girls can have fun too.
Called Iroha, the brand is designed for women, by women. (This seems ideal to me, given the lack of knowledge most men seem to have regarding what it takes to make a girl cum. Jeez...) The whole vibe of Iroha is very Japanese, from the product design to the general cuteness. The toys even look and feel like mochi, and I mean that in the best possible way. Like they’re sooo soft. I mean next-level, marshmallow soft. Holding one, you feel confused about whether you want to have sex with it or eat it. The toys are also extremely quiet, to the point where they’re barely even audible, which is something I haven’t seen accomplished by any other vibrator before. And they’re very simple to use: each toy only has two, non-intimidating buttons. (We want our sex toys to give us orgasms, not make us feel confused and helpless, thanks!) Plus, they’re a convenient size, easily fitting in the palm of your hand, a small handbag, or even a pocket. And in order to recharge the toys you just lie them on the little recharge pad that comes in the box. See, easy as pie!
There are three toys currently available from Iroha, all with slight variations on the same design. The yuki is partially insertable, (it doesn’t go in very far, but realistically how much stuff do you actually need up there, ya know?), the sakura has a little indent that sits nicely around your clit (that’s my personal fave), and the midori is shaped like a light bulb and just feel good (it’s the mysterious one). And all three are equally as good with a partner as they are alone, because again, the quietness allows you to focus on the sex, ra
Shop all Tenga Iroha here.
NSFW warning! Please note the following content is PG13.
Being a sex writer, erotic brands often send me things like vibrators and other sex paraphernalia, hoping I’ll give their product a shout-out somewhere on this grand ol’ Internet. More often than not I only try the toy once before deciding that it sucks, and then throw it behind my bed where it stays forever in what I now refer to as the Vibrator Graveyard. My general thought about sex toys is: Why have sex with a loud, scary machine when I could use my own elegant hand instead?
However, more recently, sex toy manufacturers seem to be catching on to the fact that not all women want to masturbate with jackhammers (especially when we have roommates)! Tenga's are the best pleasure playthings I’ve come across in a very long while. As you may already know, for the past year Opening Ceremony has stocked a line of Tenga’s sex toys for men, which come in extremely cool custom printed cases. And now, finally, Tenga has released a line of pleasure toys for women, so us girls can have fun too.
Called Iroha, the brand is designed for women, by women. (This seems ideal to me, given the lack of knowledge most men seem to have regarding what it takes to make a girl cum. Jeez...) The whole vibe of Iroha is very Japanese, from the product design to the general cuteness. The toys even look and feel like mochi, and I mean that in the best possible way. Like they’re sooo soft. I mean next-level, marshmallow soft. Holding one, you feel confused about whether you want to have sex with it or eat it. The toys are also extremely quiet, to the point where they’re barely even audible, which is something I haven’t seen accomplished by any other vibrator before. And they’re very simple to use: each toy only has two, non-intimidating buttons. (We want our sex toys to give us orgasms, not make us feel confused and helpless, thanks!) Plus, they’re a convenient size, easily fitting in the palm of your hand, a small handbag, or even a pocket. And in order to recharge the toys you just lie them on the little recharge pad that comes in the box. See, easy as pie!
There are three toys currently available from Iroha, all with slight variations on the same design. The yuki is partially insertable, (it doesn’t go in very far, but realistically how much stuff do you actually need up there, ya know?), the sakura has a little indent that sits nicely around your clit (that’s my personal fave), and the midori is shaped like a light bulb and just feel good (it’s the mysterious one). And all three are equally as good with a partner as they are alone, because again, the quietness allows you to focus on the sex, ra