Reference
Glossary
48 terms that recur across the country and city pages, defined without euphemism. Includes statutory names, jurisdiction- specific vocabulary (soapland, room salon, one-woman brothel, yellow card), industry vocabulary (bar fine, KTV, fuzoku), and named organisations (DSC Clinic, Empower Foundation, SWASH, COSWAS).
Showing 1 term in Japan starting with T.
Tobita ShinchiJapanJapanese
飛田新地, Osaka. The most architecturally distinctive of Japan's unofficial pleasure quarters: rows of glass-fronted 'restaurants' that the law treats as a chain of independent ryōtei restaurants for licensing purposes. Photography is strictly enforced by the local proprietors' association.
See also the FAQ, comparative legal table, scam catalogue, and nightlife districts.