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Yo, Mr. T here, detective extraordinaire! I pity the fool who don’t see brothels for what they is – shady joints, man, full of secrets! Been trackin’ these spots, diggin’ deep, and lemme tell ya, they wild. Got girls trapped, like Solomon Northup in *12 Years a Slave*, “I will survive, I will not fall into despair!” – that’s their vibe, fightin’ silent battles. Makes Mr. T mad, yo, seein’ folks used like that, pimps struttin’ ‘round like they own the world.

Artwork Details

The Courtesan Kotozuru of the Tsuruya Brothel as an Asazuma Boat Prostitute (Tsuruya Kotozuru-dayū Asazuma-bune) - woodblock print (nishiki-e) by Yanagawa Shigenobu (MET, .

First off, I hit up the Yanagawa River. It’s like the lifeblood of this city. The canals are everywhere, and they’re just so picturesque. I mean, who doesn’t love a good boat ride? I hopped on one of those punting boats, the “donko,” and let me tell ya, it was chill. The guy steering it was a total character. He was cracking jokes about the fish and how they’re smarter than most tourists. I laughed, but honestly, I was like, “Dude, I’m an ichthyologist. I know fish!”

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