Yoshiwara red-light district

Yoshiwara red-light district

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo shows Yoshiwara, Japan's largest licensed red-light district until prostitution was banned in 1957, located in Tokyo. The Taisho-period (1912-1926) photo was taken before the Great Kanto Earthquake struck areas in and around Tokyo in 1923. (Kyodo)

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  • 2011/10/20 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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