(Page 4) The level of the main street is second to none in Tobita Shinchi…Inbound visitors are also eager to visit…A Thorough Guide to Matsushima Shinchi, Osaka | FRIDAY DIGITAL

The level of the main street is second to none in Tobita Shinchi…Inbound visitors are also eager to visit…A Thorough Guide to Matsushima Shinchi, Osaka

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The main difference from Tobita Shinchi is that they take a shower before and after play. They say they can play in a clean and refreshed state. Because of the shower, the 20-minute session is often too short or too short, so the 30-minute course is often used.

Many of the women are not as good looking or stylish as those in Tobita Shinchi, but they are charming and provide good service. They are approachable and friendly. There are not many flashy women, but there are simple and cute women who do not seem to be in the sex industry or water business. Recommended for those who are not only looking for good looks.

The former Matsushima brothel, established in 1869, has a longer history than Tobita Shinchi, which opened in 1918. It was moved to its current location after being destroyed by fire in an air raid on Osaka in March 1945, and became a ryotei district after the postwar red-light district period. Today, there are still a few buildings that remind us of the old days. The area was at its peak from the Taisho to Showa periods, when the number of prostitutes surpassed that of Yoshiwara in Tokyo. Because the area was relocated after the war, there are no geiko buildings with a history of 100 years, such as “Taiyoshi Hyakuban” in Tobita Shinchi.

The only notable tourist attraction in the neighborhood is the Kyocera Dome Osaka, a dome stadium. This area is different from Tobita Shinchi, where Tsutenkaku Tower, Abeno Harukas, and Tennoji Zoo are located nearby. The arcade shopping street “Kujo Nine Mall Shopping Arcade” is a normal, wholesome shopping street, and does not have the obscenity of the Tobita Hondori Shopping Arcade near Tobita Shinchi. Of course, there is no “do-ya-machi” like in Nishinari. Comparing the two, it is easy to see that the area around Tobita Shinchi is a rare “other world.

Click here for the second part, “Night and Day in Matsushima Shinchi, Osaka, a Colorful Town Blended into Everyday Life,” which is not found in the “theme park” Tobita-shinchi, but is a “hidden world.

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