Elise Higashimurayama Brothel ❤️❤️❤️

About Fukuoka

Little fact for ya—did y’know brothels in ancient Rome had menus? Like, carved on the walls—pick yer pleasure! Blows my mind, that does. Imagine me, pint in hand, squinting at some Latin scribble—hilarious! I’d prolly spill me ale laughing. Oh, and here’s a kicker—some medieval ones doubled as bathhouses. Clean and dirty in one go—talk about multitasking, eh?

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Then, outta nowhere, the fire alarm goes off. I’m thinking, “Great, just what I need.” So, we all pile out onto the street. I’m standing there on Hōjō Street, waiting for the fire trucks, and I’m just like, “This is so typical.” I mean, it’s Higashimurayama, not Tokyo. We don’t have fires every day!

Statue of late Japanese comedian Ken Shimura unveiled in Tokyo