Yoshiwara prospered in this location until the end of Japan's Edo period in 1868 ... Unlike the bright, brash Kabukicho red-light district in the central Shinjuku area of Tokyo, until recently ...

There, she learned the workplace was what is known in Japan as a “pink salon ... she ended up in the famous Yoshiwara red-light district in Tokyo. Until then, she didn’t know what Yoshiwara ...

Seven men have been arrested in connection with prostitution targeting foreign tourists at a brothel in Tokyo’s Kabukicho red-light district. Kazuki Sudo, 54, the manager of Sparaku, is ...

With foreign tourists converging on Japan in record-breaking numbers, it probably shouldn't be surprising that more sex businesses have begun welcoming their patronage. A reporter for Shukan Post ...

It's late morning and steam is rising from water tanks atop the colorful but opaque-windowed sōpurando sex parlors in a historic Tokyo red-light district. Walking through the narrow streets ...

Beniko’s photos taken in Japanese red-light districts focus on the buildings and rooms usually hidden from view. Read more at ...

Former sex worker and photographer Beniko is on a mission to capture the spirit of Tokyo's historic red-light district, formerly known as Yoshiwara, a place she once called home. "These places are ...