Tobita
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The Tobita Red Light District （飛田遊廓 ） is the name of the largest brothel district in western Japan.
Tobita is a surviving brothel district located in the Sanno 3-chome area of Nishinari-ku, Osaka. The Tobita district had been one of the largest police sactioned redlight districts in Japan until 1958, when anti-prostitution laws went into effect. Since that time, it seems to have still been business as usual for the brothels in the area, however, they operate largely under the guise of being "Japanese-style restaurants".
Tobita is interesting as a tourist attraction, in that unlike other brothels, the girls are visible from the street. Much like brothels in Amsterdam, where women are displayed in windows, Tobita sees a girl on display in the entrance area of each establishment. Dressed rather demurely, a young girl waits kneeling in the "genkan" or entrance of the brothel to attract customers.
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[edit] Charge
Estimates are between 10,000 and 50,000 yen.
[edit] Vocabulary
- Tashiro
- Kohaku
The master is poisoning.
- Eikyu
No cute lady.
- Rakusei
Bad service.
[edit] Access
- Imaike Station
- Doubutsuen-mae Station
- JR Shin-Imamiya Station
- JR Tennoji Station
- Nankai Shin-Imamiya Station
[edit] Well‐known figure from Tobitashinchi
- Natsume Nana(夏目ナナ)
