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In 1932, it became one of the 35 wards of Tokyo City. Tokyo #10-B Prisoner of War Camp. On 1 July 1944, during World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army established the #20-B prisoner-of-war camp on the grounds near Hashiba Bridge, Minami-Senju, at the current day location with the address of 3-41 Minami-Senju, Arakawa. The camp was renamed to ...
Line length. 12.2 km (7.6 mi) Track gauge. 1,372 mm (4 ft 6 in) Electrification. 600 V DC overhead catenary. The Toden Arakawa Line (都電荒川線, Toden Arakawa-sen), branded as the Tokyo Sakura Tram (東京さくらトラム, Tōkyō Sakura Toramu), [1] is a hybrid light rail / tram line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan ...
Yoshiwara. Yoshiwara (吉原) was a famous yūkaku (red-light district) in Edo, present-day Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known red-light districts created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate, alongside Shimabara in Kyoto in 1640 [1] and Shinmachi in Osaka.
Rainbow Bridge at night, lit in white lights. The Rainbow Bridge (レインボーブリッジ, Reinbō Buridji) is a suspension bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay between Shibaura Pier and the Odaiba waterfront development in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is named Tōkyō Kō Renrakukyō (東京港連絡橋) as the official name in Japanese.
English: Kabukichō red gate and colorful neon street signs, entertainment and red-light district at night in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Français : Porche rouge de Kabukichō et panneaux néon colorés, dans le quartier chaud de divertissement la nuit à Kabukicho , Shinjuku , Tokyo , Japon.
Country. Japan. Time zone. UTC+09:00 (JST) San'ya (山谷, San'ya) is an area in the Taitō and Arakawa wards of Tokyo, located south of the Namidabashi intersection, around the Yoshino-dori. A neighborhood named "San'ya" existed until 1966, but the area was renamed and split between several neighborhoods. It is a region with a distinct culture ...
Kabukichō (Japanese: 歌舞伎町, pronounced [kabɯki̥ tɕoː]) is an entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.Kabukichō is considered a red-light district [1] with a high concentration of host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the "Sleepless Town" (眠らない街, Nemuranai Machi, pronounced [nemɯɾanai matɕiꜜ]).
Susukino (すすきの) is a red-light district in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is one of the major red-light districts in Japan along with Kabukichō, Tokyo, and Nakasu, Fukuoka. Currently, the district is congested with many restaurants, bars, hotels, and adult-entertainment establishments. The name Susukino is often written as ...