Beniko's photos, taken in Tokyo but also in other Japanese red-light districts, focus mainly on the buildings and rooms used that are usually hidden from view. advertisement. AFP.

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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.

Beniko, a former sex worker-turned professional photographer, browses though her new photo book in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, on Feb. 10. The 52-year-old has set out to visually document Japan's pleasure ...

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, ...

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 ...