YOSHIWARA at TOKYO POST CARD Image of street with women in kimonos and line of waiting rickshaws. None of the pedestrians appear to be in Western dress. Most of the buildings have balconies on the second and third levels. B&W unposted. Yoshiwara (吉原) was a famous yūkaku (red-light district) in Edo, present-day Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known red-light districts created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate, alongside Shimabara in Kyoto in 1640 and Shinmachi in Osaka. The location corresponds to modern-day Senzoku 4-Chōme in Tokyo Taitō-ku.In 1913, the area was damaged by an extensive fire, and further damaged to the point of near-obliteration a decade later by the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. However, Yoshiwara remained in business as a traditional red-light district until prostitution was outlawed by the Japanese government in 1958 following World War II. We prefer Paypal which is fast, secure and free to the buyer. We will combine shipping on multiple purchases. Email for further information . Internationales Bewerber Willkommen! Les sousmissionaires internationales sont bienvenues! Recepción Internacional De los Licitadores! BRITISH, AUSTRALIAN AND OTHER OVERSEAS: Shipping anywhere in the world by Air Mail International. And again Paypal . eBay Store |