There’s Something Off About This Red-Light District Building in Japan

There’s something off about this red-light district building in Japan

Derelict brothel gets a new lease on life, opening the doors to its unchanged interiors and attracting a new type of visitor.  Walk around any neighbourhood in Japan and you’ll find nods to the distant past in the form of temples, shrines, and sometimes, abandoned “girou” or “brothels“. Usually located in former “yukaku” (red-light districts), these brothels fell into disuse after World War II, when the Allied military abolished licensed prostit…

Variety Theaters and Red Light Districts of the 1800s

In 19th-century Spokane, risqué performances set off a battle over civil morality. In the spring of 1897, Spokane, The post 19th-Century Red Light Districts: When Variety Theaters Tantalized the Frontier West appeared first on Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas.