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Kabukichō, Shinjuku. Tokyo has many places centred around nightlife entertainment, but this is perhaps the most prominent of them (and the place is also known as 'Sleepless town'). Here are tons of restaurants and clubs (of various types) and cinemas too. The place got its name from plans in the 1940s to build a kabuki theatre here. The plans got scrapped, but the name stuck.
Kabukichō è un distretto a luci rosse di Tokyo situato all'interno del quartiere speciale di Shinjuku.
Vi è un'alta concentrazione di love hotel, night club, soap land e locali per adulti in genere, ma anche di ristoranti e normalissime attività commerciali, negozi e piccoli uffici di cambiavalute dove è anche possibile acquistare buoni scontati per musei e attrazioni.
Molti gli alberghi in questa zona, fra cui il noto Hotel Gracery, situato nello Shinjuku Toho Building, è famoso per ospitare una gigantesca testa di Godzilla (Godzilla Head, inaugurata nell'aprile del 2015) che si sporge dalla Terrazza situata all'ottavo piano e che, una volta ogni ora, sprigiona vapori e si accende di luci.
Kabukichō è gestito principalmente dalla yakuza, che controlla i locali, tra i quali si trovano anche sale per giocare a pachinko, e si occupa della sicurezza del quartiere, rendendolo così una zona sicura.
Con gli anni alla yakuza si è affiancata la Triade cinese.
Kabukichō is a Tokyo red-light district located within the Shinjuku special ward.
There is a high concentration of love hotels, night clubs, soap lands and clubs for adults in general, but also restaurants and normal commercial activities, shops and small bureaux de change where it is also possible to purchase discounted vouchers for museums and attractions.
Many hotels in this area, including the well-known Hotel Gracery, located in the Shinjuku Toho Building, is famous for hosting a gigantic Godzilla head (Godzilla Head, inaugurated in April 2015) which protrudes from the terrace located on the eighth floor and which, once an hour, releases vapors and lights up.
Kabukichō is mainly managed by the yakuza, who control the premises, which also include pachinko rooms, and take care of the safety of the neighborhood, thus making it a safe area.
Over the years, the Chinese Triad has joined the yakuza.
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Lights and colors of all kinds and shapes over the pedestrian crossing. One of the many streets that offer this view. This is really a place for night street photography. From the famous Entertainment district Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan.
In the middle of Shinjuku’s relentless pace, tucked away near the Kabukicho district, stands Hanazono-jinja. Its name translates to "Flower Garden Shrine," a quiet nod to the history of a site that has been a spiritual landmark for centuries. Dedicated to Inari—the deity of fertility and worldly success—the shrine has long been a place of refuge for those seeking prosperity in business.
While the exact origin of Hanazono remains unrecorded, it was already a recognized site by 1590, during the Azuchi–Momoyama period. This was an era before the Tokugawa shogunate established its power in Edo, the city we now know as Tokyo. Over time, the shrine’s physical presence shifted; it was originally located south of its current position before moving during the mid-17th century.
The history of Hanazono is one of constant reconstruction. It was heavily damaged by fires in 1780 and 1811, and later completely destroyed during the air raids of World War II. The structure seen today, built in the traditional dozo-zukuri architectural style, is a concrete replica completed in 1965.
Walking through the grounds, one finds the Itoku Inari sub-shrine, reached through a corridor of small torii gates. Clustered at the end of this path are the kitsune (fox) guardians, the traditional messengers of Inari.
During a quiet morning visit, the sharp light of the early hours often reveals the daily life that keeps the sanctuary running. In the shadows of the haiden, a shrine priest or assistant in traditional attire can be seen attending to his duties—a reminder that the sanctuary’s pristine state is the result of constant, quiet diligence. It is this intersection, where ancient ritual meets the urban giants of Shinjuku, that defines Hanazono today.
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This photo is now being used commercially in the White Rabbit Press TOKYO REALTIME audio tour for Kabukicho. Please buy the tour for a 18cm x 12.5cm print of this and 15 other photos not shown in my flickr collection.
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Model: Kayoko
Technical: handheld (braced on my knees) for 2.5s (should have brought my tripod!)
Canon EOS 300
EF 35mm f2 IS USM + NiSi Black Mist 1/4
Kodak Vision3 500T in ECN-2
Handheld
Same view, different stock
The best view of Tokyo is from above. Look at how many observation decks there are! But we wanted to do something less conventional. We are always looking for images no one else has shot (like thats possible). So this was shot form a rooftop. Were we allowed up there? Probably not, but in the world of danger in Japan, this was probably the lest risky. The first rung on the danger ladder you could say, so we felt comfy with this. Until we got yelled at. Ops. That's ok, we had the images we came for. This was one of them. Let me know what you think.
Quartier "chaud" de Tokyo la nuit tenu par les Yakusa et la pègre chinoise mais c'est surtout le quartier des plaisirs où le seul risque est une arnaque ou plus selon là où vous entrez cela dit
Featuring Odiren // CorazonTattoos // 0壱 - ZERO ICHI - cyber item shop // Trap Brothers Co.
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