It's late morning and steam is rising from water tanks atop the colourful but opaque-windowed "soapland" sex parlours in a historic Tokyo red-light district. Walking through the narrow streets, camera ...

Show more Show less Beniko, a former sex worker, is now trying to capture the spirit of a historic Tokyo red-light district through photography In its mid-17th to 19th century heyday, Yoshiwara ...

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

It was late morning and steam was rising from water tanks atop the colorful, but opaque-windowed, “soapland” sex parlors in a historic Tokyo red-light district. Walking through the narrow streets, ...

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 ...