Red-light district
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A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, is found. In
De Wallen, Amsterdam's red-light district, is internationally known and one of the main tourist attractions of the city. It offers legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell marijuana.
A statue in honor of sex workers in Amsterdam, Netherlands
An early reference to red-light districts on a January 1901 Judge cover
The Red Light District in Amsterdam
Kabukichō
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Kabukichō is an entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō is considered a red-light district with a high concentration of host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and
Red-light district
…Hamburg, Germany Soi Cowboy, Bangkok, Thailand Rooms illuminated by red lights in De Wallen, Amsterdam, Netherlands Rue d'Aerschot, Brussels, Belgium Kabukichō Ichiban-gai gate and colorful neon street signs, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan See also List of red-light districts Prostitution by region References External…
Kabukichō Ichiban-gai and colourful neon street signs
Aerial photograph (2009)
Tokyu Mirano-za (1959)
Shinjuku Koma, looking north from the east end of Cinecity Square (1960)