Tokyo Lucky Hole

Nobuyoshi Araki

“Araki is one of Japan’ best-known artists, and his photographs feature in exhibitions in all the leading museums of the world. For more than 30 years he has been working on a project that is close to his heart: a portrait of Tokyo that lies beyond all moral values and taboos… The photos for Tokyo Lucky Hole were taken between 1983-1985 in Shinjuku, Tokyo’s famous red-light district, which was closed by judicial decree in1985. In over 850 photos, Araki documents life in this ‘forbidden city’: from the customer whose every desire is satisfied, to prostitutes after a hard working day, from slaves in their cages to the show girl in the peepshow. The present volume is the first uncensored edition of this book.” To quote the great Araki, “without obscenity, our cities are dreary places.”

Publisher: Taschen
Paperback: 700 pages
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