The woman was 22 when she began working in a “soap land” brothel in the renowned Yoshiwara red-light district of Tokyo. She started to work in the sex industry in her teens and spent a total ...

On the afternoon of Feb. 12, he led a group of 11 people to the Senzoku 4-chome district, where “Daimon” (Big gate), the gateway to the old Yoshiwara red-light district, once stood.

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In Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo, there is a popular courtesan with good looks and character, called Usugumo. She in fact is a daughter of a Christianized prostitute and Tokugawa ...

Sanrio's Hello Kitty has received a new "haute couture-like" kimono and yukata collection from Yamato Lab, with the clothing ...

Hiroshige’s woodblock print Night View of Saruwaka-machi, part of the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, illustrates the new theater district of Saruwaka-machi, or Saruwaka Street, named after ...

Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films, ...

Here’s a rundown of what was added and changed in the game with Update 4.7.2. The in-game update log (Image via Roblox) With Update 4.7.2, you can now play as Inosuke (Yoshiwara). Show off this ...

The Lake District is a national park in North West England. It is England's largest national park and covers 2362 square kilometres. It is home to the highest mountain in England - Scafell Pike ...

Samurai stories, an essential genre of Japan’s film industry since its inception, have been enjoying a global resurgence lately. FX and Disney’s smash-hit period series Shogun, produced by and ...