It is 400 years since the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters were established in Edo (now Tokyo). The area changed greatly through its history, but its importance to the development of Japan’s distinctive ...

The Great Kantō Earthquake devastated Tokyo and nearby areas 100 years ago. The magnitude 7.9 quake, which left over 105,000 people dead or missing, struck at 11:58 am on September 1, 1923. As it was ...

Talk a walk around modern-day Senzoku 4-chome 千束四丁目 in Taito-ku 台東区 and you will find few reminders of the Yoshiwara, the best-known red-light district in Old Edo, bar a handful of plaques. One is at ...

Jan Yoshiwara, a longtime educator with the state’s community colleges, has been chosen to be the next executive director of the State Board for Community Colleges. She replaces Marty Brown, who is ...

But for residents of Yoshiwara during the Taishō era, the period between the years 1912 to 1926, this destruction of the district would be all too familiar. Time after time, much like Edo itself, ...

On Saturday, August 16, 2025, Warner Bros. Japan announced the release window of 2026 for the Gintama: Yoshiwara Burning Arc movie. The announcement was revealed during the 20th Anniversary Gintama ...