Aria Shinmachi Whore ❤️❤️❤️

About Saitama

Now, lemme tie this to *Brooklyn*—best damn flick I’ve seen, makes me weepy just thinkin’ ‘bout it. Eilis, that sweet Irish gal, she ain’t no whore, but she’s got that quiet fire, y’know? Reminds me of a whore I knew in Lannisport—tough as nails, soft as silk. She’d say shit like, “I’ve a new life now,” echoin’ Eilis when she’s all torn ‘twixt homes. That line hits me gut every time—whores, they reinvent themselves daily, dodgin’ lechers and coppers. Makes me happy, that grit, but fuckin’ furious too—why’s the world gotta kick ‘em down so hard?

Sex Workers as Culture Makers

These neighborhoods, such as Yoshiwara in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Shinmachi in Osaka, contained brothels, tea houses, kabuki theaters, and other.

Man, what a day! Seriously, I can’t even. So, I’m the office manager, right? And today was just a rollercoaster in Shinmachi. Like, who knew this little corner of Japan could throw so much at me?

Roy Shinmachi Obituary (2015) - St James, NY - Newsday