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.

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  • ILEA001118447
  • Registered date
  • 1956/8/16 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 1956 Kyodo News
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  • 2520 × 1739 pixel
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  • 320 dpi
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  • 2.42(MB)*
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