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Arguably the most visible reminder of the tragedy of the lives of the prostitutes who lived and worked in Yoshiwara. This is where many of the prostitutes were buried when they died, as the brothels would just unceremoniously dump their corpses at the back entrance to the temple.
Jōkan-ji (浄閑寺) is a Buddhist temple in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. Its cemetery houses the remains of about 25,000 prostitutes and fire victims of the Yoshiwara quarter of the Edo period. A memorial to the dead was consecrated in the Meiji era.
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Make your own replica food or sample food (sampuru) out of wax. This shop, in Tokyo's Kappabashi restaurant supply district, offers onsite workshops and at-home DIY kits to make food from wax. Workshops are usually conducted in Japanese. If you don't want to make it yourself, then you can buy the company's readymade options from the store, or order some of the more elaborate pieces for delivery. A souvenir keychain, made from a durable plastic by the company's artisans, will set you back ¥1,000–2,000.
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Sculptor Asakura Fumio (Artist name Kōso 1883-1964) designed this atmospheric house himself. It combined his original Japanese home and garden with a large studio that incorporated vaulted ceilings, a 'sunrise room' and a rooftop garden with wonderful neighbourhood views. It's now a reverential museum with many artist's signature realist works, mostly of people and cats, on display. This is a wonderful place to stroll and contemplate the meaning of life. You must remove footwear before entering the museum, but cannot go barefoot, so you must wear socks.