Yoshiwara
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Yoshiwara is a red-light district in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known famous yūkaku created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate
Cherry Blossom Time in Nakanochō of Yoshiwara by Utagawa Hiroshige, woodblock print, depicting the main street lined with tea houses, 1848-1849.
Yoshiwara Night Scene, ukiyo-e painting by Katsushika Ōi
Women of the Yoshiwara, photograph during the Meiji period
Yoshiwara during the Taisho era in the 1920s
Edo
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Edo, also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.
Folding screen view of Edo in the 17th century, showing Edo Castle on the upper right corner
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Famous places of Edo in 1803
Nihonbashi in Edo, ukiyo-e print by Hiroshige