In Ren Akiba's "Tokyo Strayers," Kabukicho is a dangerous world for the kids who drift there looking for a place to belong. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/03/19/film/tokyo-strayers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #renakiba #kabukicho
Kabukicho’s streets turn perilous in ‘Tokyo Strayers’

Kabukicho may be packed with tourists today, but Ren Akiba's film shows how the streets can still be unforgiving for runaway teens.

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(102265) #Japan #Walk #Kabukicho late at night, Bunny red light district, adult alley in #Shinjuku #Tokyo |4K #歌舞伎町 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiOohX9vKnA
Japan Walk Kabukicho late at night, Bunny red light district, adult alley in Shinjuku, Tokyo|4K 歌舞伎町

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(102260) 本日の #大久保公園 ・夜の #新宿 #歌舞伎町 をお散歩!#Tokyo Night Walk, #Shinjuku #Kabukicho #Okubo Park , #Japan Walking Tour Nightlife - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe9g8SWGn7U
本日の大久保公園・夜の新宿歌舞伎町をお散歩!Tokyo Night Walk, Shinjuku Kabukicho Okubo Park, Japan Walking Tour Nightlife

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Hanging out in #Kabukicho in #Tokyo - which is their red light district - you can apparently buy a 1500 yen handjob… that’s only $10… which is not enough money. Like… it CANT be good for $10, right?


#streetphotography #photography #urban #night #moody
Police have arrested a 27-year-old male host on suspicion of violating the amusement business law by using a dating app to solicit female customers to a host club in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/crime-legal/kabukicho-host-arrest-dating-app/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #dating #apps #hostbars #shinjuku #kabukicho
Host arrested for using dating app to lure women to club in Tokyo

The arrest marked the first crackdown in the country on cases involving soliciting customers to restaurants and pubs through dating apps.

The Japan Times

All about Shinjuku, part 2: The birth of Kabukicho.
#Japan #shinjuku #kabukicho

https://unseen-japan.com/history-of-shinjuku-part-2/

Shinjuku: The Birth of Kabukicho - Unseen Japan

How Kabukicho, Japan's biggest red light district, arose from the ashes of post-war Japan - the second of our two-part Shinjuku history.

Unseen Japan
Japanese authorities have applied an 1889 anti-dueling law to arrest a man over a fight that resulted in his opponent’s death in Tokyo’s red light and entertainment district. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/crime-legal/anti-duelling-law-arrest-fight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #kabukicho #tokyo
Japanese man arrested under 1889 law after deadly ‘duel’

The 1889 law stipulates that “anyone who has engaged in a duel shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than two years and no more than five years.”

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