Tori no Ichi Festival in Tokyo’s Asakusa district
By • December 3, 2011
Tori no Ichi festival in Tokyo’s Asakusa district
Asakusa
Tokyo Sky Tree near the edge of the Sumida River
By • January 1, 2011
Tokyo Sky Tree rises beyond the Sumida River on New Year’s Day
Tour of Asakusa
By • August 29, 2010
Tokyo can be crudely described as a metropolis of soaring and undulating concrete collectively illuminated by a glow of garish neon. Yet bordering the Sumida River in the east is the Asakusa district, which adheres to many of those characteristics but also retains certain cultural elements of life back in the Edo Period (1615 – 1868).
Sunday afternoon at the Nakamise shopping arcade in Asakusa
By • May 31, 2010
Sunday afternoon at the Nakamise shopping arcade in Asakusa.
Geisha prepares to bloom in Tokyo
By • March 16, 2010
Not far from the banks of Tokyo’s Sumida River, below a towering expressway, is Sumida Ward’s sleepy district of Mukojima, the largest of Tokyo’s six remaining geisha quarters, or hanamachi (literally, “flower towns”). The area is home to roughly 120 of Japan’s iconic traditional entertainers, who, in the evenings, regale well-heeled guests.
Nakamise shopping arade in Asakusa
By • February 28, 2010
Shoppers shuffle through the Nakamise shopping arcade in Tokyo’s Asakusa district.
Denki Bran at Kamiya Bar in Asakusa
By • February 28, 2010
Shopkeeper at Kamiya Bar in Tokyo’s Asakusa district displays bottles of Denki Bran, the bar’s signature brandy-like drink.
Seen at the Sanja Matsuri
By • July 22, 2009
Colorful characters at the Sanja Matsuri in Asakusa (The Tokyo Reporter, May 2007)
‘Cabaret bus’ carries customers to a carefree night on the town
By • March 10, 2009
40,000 yen to blow on a tour of Tokyo night life?
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Distraught father-in-law wins incestuous consolation prize
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Proliferation of fake ID cards assist minors seeking work in sex trade
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Re-porn: AV industry relying on rising popularity of ‘mature’ actresses
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Out-call sex services in Tokyo compete for piece of papa-sans’ pensions
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Osaka ‘girl’s bar’ employed 12-year-old girl
