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 ...

Japan left as indelible a mark on the world of publishing and art as Tsutaya Juzaburo (1750–1797). A masterful entrepreneu ...

The area has been a nightlife center since Edo times, when it was the first night stop on the old Tokaido road to Kyoto. Amusements are focused in the tiny bars of Golden Gai and in the red-light ...

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

To regulate the sex industry, the Yoshiwara red-light district was originally built in ... in this location until the end of Japan's Edo period in 1868, but it went into decline as the country ...