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In "The Nightless City; or, The 'History of the Yoshiwara Y≈´kwaku,'" J. E. De Becker offers a profound exploration of the cultural and historical significance of the Yoshiwara district, renowned fo……続きを見る

When The Nightless City was first published in 1899, it was deemed taboo in polite circles. It is now considered a valuable historical documentーalbeit still provocativeーas a pioneering sociologica……続きを見る

Organized sex in Japan has always been big business, and nowhere was it more politely offered than in the Yoshiwara Yukwaku (red light district) of Tokyo. The appeal of the Yoshiwara was its women, ……続きを見る