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, also known as , is the largest brothel district in western Japan. It is in the Sanno 3-chōme area of Nishinari-ku, Osaka. It was one of the largest police-sanctioned red light districts in Japan until 1958, when anti-prostitution laws went into effect. The laws seem to have had little effect for the brothels in the area, however, as they now operate largely under the guise of being "Japanese-style restaurants."〔"Kansai's red lights still glowing strong," ''Mainichi Daily News'', October 14, 2006 ()〕 Tobita brothels, similar to how brothels in Amsterdam have women in the windows, tend to have a young woman kneeling by the genkan (entryway) or in the living room (which is fully open to the street) of the brothel to attract customers—an unusual practice for brothels in Japan.〔 An elderly woman, often the owner of the residence, sits in the genkan and greets male passers-by with phrases like . Osaka mayor Tōru Hashimoto was a legal advisor of the Tobita "restaurant" association.〔(Mr. Tōru Hashimoto was a leagal advisor of the Tobita restaurant association ) - Josei Seven (Japanese), Nov 25, 2011〕 ==Access== *Imaike Station *Dōbutsuen-mae Station *Shin-Imamiya Station *Tennoji Station (JR West) *Ōsaka Abenobashi Station 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tobita Shinchi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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