Take a walk around modern-day Senzoku 4-chome 千束四丁目 in Taito-ku 台東区 and you will find few reminders of the Yoshiwara, the best-known red-light district in Old Edo, bar a handful of plaques. One is at 4-10-8 Senzoku, where a plaque commemorates the "Looking Back Willow Tree" (mikaeri yanagi 見返り柳), so-called because on reaching the tree, visitors to Yoshiwara used to cast a last wistful look back before heading home.
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