To regulate the sex industry, the Yoshiwara red-light district was originally built in a different part of Tokyo in 1618, with entry tightly controlled to stop the women from escaping.

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

Tokyo: 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 ...

Tokyo (AFP) – 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. Issued on: 14/03/2025 ...

To regulate the sex industry, the Yoshiwara red-light district was originally built in a different part of Tokyo in 1618, with entry tightly controlled to stop the women from escaping.

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, ...

Beniko, a former sex worker, is now trying to capture the spirit of a historic Tokyo red-light district through photography. Gift this article. 3 min read. 2:51PM March 14, 2025. AFP.