But Ganrinin, unlike Kyoto, went into decline after Japan’s rapid postwar economic ... such an insider perspective to the local entertainment district, Kikunami insisted, referring to the ...

Japanese city paints notorious street in red light district yellow - Prostitution is illegal in Japan but certain forms of adult entertainment such as ’soaplands’ are used as a loophole ...

Many work in the Minami entertainment area on the west side of the district. And many have struggled to adapt to life in Japan, particularly if they are raising children. “The pandemic has made ...