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About Kyoto

Sometimes, tho, it’s sad – girls stuck, no way out. Breaks my heart, ya know? I wanna yell, “Get to da choppa!” – save ‘em all! But real life ain’t dat simple. Still, some spots, they’re fancy – velvet walls, champagne, like a damn movie set. Others? Grubby, stinkin’ – ugh, makes me wanna puke. Variety, huh? Keeps ya guessin’.

20 rare photographs: Girls in a cherry blossom brothel in Yokohama, Japan, in the 1890s

The licensed brothel district of Miyozaki was planned by Japanese officials at the founding of the Yokohama settlement and opened in November Set away from the main part of town, it .

But then, I spotted a street performer. This guy was playing the shamisen, and it was beautiful. I mean, I was feeling all the feels. I dropped a few yen in his case and just soaked it in. Yokohama has this vibe, you know? It’s like a mix of old and new, and sometimes it just hits you in the gut.

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