Tobita Shinchi

Tobita Shinchi (飛田新地), also known as Tobita Yūkaku (飛田遊廓), is the largest brothel district in western Japan. It is in the Sanno 3-chōme area of Nishinari-ku, Osaka. It was one of the largest police-sanctioned red light districts in Japan until 1958, when anti-prostitution laws went into effect. The laws seem to have had little effect for the brothels in the area, however, as they now operate largely under the guise of being "Japanese-style restaurants."

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• Rooms and Prices of the Japanese brothels Tobita Shinchi Okiya area Red Light District
• Access
• Well known figure from Tobitashinchi
• References

Tobita brothels, drawing a parallel with the window-display practices of brothels in Amsterdam, often feature a young woman positioned at the genkan (entryway) or within the living room, which is openly visible from the street, to entice potential clients. This method of attracting customers is notably distinctive within the context of Japanese brothel practices.

An elderly woman, often the owner of the residence, sits in the genkan and greets male passers-by with phrases like douzo, onii-san (どうぞ、お兄さん^?, "Welcome, young man").

Osaka mayor Tōru Hashimoto was a legal advisor of the Tobita "restaurant" association.