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The Nightless City
or the History of the
Yoshiwara Yukwaku
by J. E. de Becker, with a new Foreword by Donald Richie
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This is an illuminating account of Yoshiwara, Edo’s
‘licensed quarters’, the city within a city which housed old
Tokyo’s prostitutes from 1617 to 1957. All aspects of the history and
culture of this settlement are beautifully recorded. J. E. de Becker was
one of the first lawyers to visit Japan in late 1890s.
Published by ICG-Muse, Inc.
Published 2000, 512 pp., over 50 illustrations
ISBN 4 925080 31 8, paperback, £14.99
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