Mia Yamazakicho Nakabirose Brothel ❤️

About Osaka

Srsly tho, brothels got me all mixed up—happy for the laughs, sad for the gals. Like, “What’ve we done?” from the movie—makes ya think, huh? Some places, they’re legal, some not—here’s a fact: Amsterdam’s got ‘em in windows, like a fish tank! Freaky, right? I’d be starin’, signin’ “FISH LADIES?” all confused. Oh, and get this—old-timey brothels had secret tunnels! Kings’d sneak in, no one’d know—sneaky sneaky!

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Yamazaki Tomoko, who herself endured many economic and social hardships during and after the war, has devoted her life to documenting the history of the exchange of women between.

After the meeting, I decided to take a stroll through Yamazakicho. The streets are lined with cherry blossom trees, and they were in full bloom. It was beautiful, honestly. I stopped by the little shops on Nakabirose Street. There’s this quirky store that sells all kinds of random stuff—like, who needs a cat-shaped teapot? But I love it! I ended up buying a weird keychain that looks like a sushi roll. Totally worth it.