Yoshiwara (1860s)
Wooden brothels in the prostitution and entertainment district of Yoshiwara in Tokyo. Published in the French publication Le Tour du Monde, in 1869 ( Meiji 2). The illustration accompanied an article about Japan by Swiss diplomat M. Aimteu Humbert who lived in Japan in 1863-1864. Original text: "Façades parall de deux quartiers de Sin-Yoshiwara.