Kabukichō, the Glossary
Table of Contents
76 relations: A Place Further than the Universe, Ōme Kaidō, Bait-and-switch, Black Lagoon, Bombing of Tokyo, Brothel, Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Act, Cabaret, Case File nº221: Kabukicho, Cells at Work!, Chinese people in Japan, City Hunter, Closed-circuit television, De Wallen, Don Quijote (store), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Enka, Entertainment district, False advertising, Gintama, Godzilla, Godzilla head, Hanazono Shrine, Host and hostess clubs, Humax, Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle, Ichi the Killer, Jake Adelstein, Japan, Japan Standard Time, Jūsō, Judgment (video game), Kabuki, Kabuki-za, Kabukichō, Kamurochō, Kantō region, Ken Matsudaira, Kiyoshi Hikawa, List of regions of Japan, Lost in Translation (film), Love hotel, Meiji era, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Midnight Diner (Japanese TV series), Myojo 56 building fire, No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, Odd Taxi, Osaka, Persona 5, ... Expand index (26 more) »
- Districts of Shinjuku
- Red-light districts in Japan
- Yakuza
A Place Further than the Universe
is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Madhouse.
See Kabukichō and A Place Further than the Universe
Ōme Kaidō
is one of the main roads leading westwards out of Tokyo.
Bait-and-switch
Bait-and-switch is a form of fraud used in retail sales but also employed in other contexts.
See Kabukichō and Bait-and-switch
Black Lagoon
Black Lagoon (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe.
See Kabukichō and Black Lagoon
Bombing of Tokyo
The was a series of air raids on Japan launched by the United States Army Air Forces during the Pacific War in 1944–1945.
See Kabukichō and Bombing of Tokyo
Brothel
A brothel, bordello, bawdy house, ranch, house of ill repute, house of ill fame, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes.
Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Act
The, also known as or, is a law that regulates entertainment places in Japan.
See Kabukichō and Businesses Affecting Public Morals Regulation Act
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama.
Case File nº221: Kabukicho
is an original anime television series produced by Production I.G. Most of the characters are based on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series.
See Kabukichō and Case File nº221: Kabukicho
Cells at Work!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu.
See Kabukichō and Cells at Work!
Chinese people in Japan
include any people self-identifying as ethnic Chinese or people possessing Chinese citizenship living in Japan.
See Kabukichō and Chinese people in Japan
City Hunter
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo.
Closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television (CCTV), also known as video surveillance, is the use of closed-circuit television cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors.
See Kabukichō and Closed-circuit television
De Wallen
De Wallen is the largest and best known red-light district in Amsterdam.
Don Quijote (store)
is a Japanese discount store chain.
See Kabukichō and Don Quijote (store)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (or simply E.T.) is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison.
See Kabukichō and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Enka
is a Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically.
Entertainment district
An entertainment district is a type of arts district with a high concentration of movie theaters, theatres or other entertainment venues.
See Kabukichō and Entertainment district
False advertising
False advertising is the act of publishing, transmitting, or otherwise publicly circulating an advertisement containing a false claim, or statement, made intentionally (or recklessly) to promote the sale of property, goods, or services.
See Kabukichō and False advertising
Gintama
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi.
Godzilla
is a fictional monster, or kaiju, that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda.
Godzilla head
The Godzilla head is a landmark and tourist attraction in Kabukichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
See Kabukichō and Godzilla head
Hanazono Shrine
The is a Shinto shrine located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
See Kabukichō and Hanazono Shrine
Host and hostess clubs
A hostess club is a type of night club found primarily in Japan which employs mostly female staff and caters to men seeking drinks and attentive conversation.
See Kabukichō and Host and hostess clubs
Humax
Humax is a consumer electronics company.
Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
is a Japanese multimedia project by King Records under their Evil Line Records label.
See Kabukichō and Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle
Ichi the Killer
Ichi the Killer may refer to.
See Kabukichō and Ichi the Killer
Jake Adelstein
Joshua Lawrence "Jake" Adelstein (born March 28, 1969) is an American journalist, crime writer, and blogger who has spent most of his career in Japan.
See Kabukichō and Jake Adelstein
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Japan Standard Time
, or, is the standard time zone in Japan, 9 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+09:00).
See Kabukichō and Japan Standard Time
Jūsō
is a residential district surrounding Jūsō Station, in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. Kabukichō and Jūsō are red-light districts in Japan.
Judgment (video game)
Judgment is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega.
See Kabukichō and Judgment (video game)
Kabuki
is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance.
Kabuki-za
in Ginza is the principal theater in Tokyo for the traditional kabuki drama form.
Kabukichō
Kabukichō (歌舞伎町) is an entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō and Kabukichō are districts of Shinjuku, Neighborhoods of Tokyo, red-light districts in Japan and Yakuza.
Kamurochō
is a fictional district of Tokyo from Sega's Yakuza media franchise.
Kantō region
The is a geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.
See Kabukichō and Kantō region
Ken Matsudaira
is a Japanese actor and musician from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
See Kabukichō and Ken Matsudaira
Kiyoshi Hikawa
is a Japanese enka singer who was born on September 6, 1977, in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.
See Kabukichō and Kiyoshi Hikawa
List of regions of Japan
Japan is divided into eight regions.
See Kabukichō and List of regions of Japan
Lost in Translation (film)
Lost in Translation is a 2003 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola.
See Kabukichō and Lost in Translation (film)
Love hotel
A love hotel is a type of short-stay hotel found around the world operated primarily for the purpose of allowing guests privacy for sex.
Meiji era
The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.
See Kabukichō and Metropolitan Museum of Art
Midnight Diner (Japanese TV series)
is a Japanese TV anthology series based on the manga by Yarō Abe, Shin'ya Shokudō.
See Kabukichō and Midnight Diner (Japanese TV series)
Myojo 56 building fire
The was a structural fire that began at about 01:00 local time on September 1, 2001 in the Myojo 56 building, located in the Kabukichō section of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
See Kabukichō and Myojo 56 building fire
No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!
, commonly referred to as, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by two people under the pseudonym Nico Tanigawa.
See Kabukichō and No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!
Odd Taxi
(stylized as ODDTAXI) is a Japanese anime television series.
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan (Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya).
Persona 5
is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by P-Studio and published by Atlus.
Pet Shop of Horrors
Pet Shop of Horrors is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Matsuri Akino.
See Kabukichō and Pet Shop of Horrors
Prefectures of Japan
Japan is divided into 47 prefectures (todōfuken), which rank immediately below the national government and form the country's first level of jurisdiction and administrative division.
See Kabukichō and Prefectures of Japan
Protection racket
A protection racket is a type of racket and a scheme of organized crime perpetrated by a potentially hazardous organized crime group that generally guarantees protection outside the sanction of the law to another entity or individual from violence, robbery, ransacking, arson, vandalism, and other such threats, in exchange for payments at regular intervals.
See Kabukichō and Protection racket
Red-light district
A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found.
See Kabukichō and Red-light district
Robot Restaurant
Robot Restaurant was an entertainment venue operated by Robot Restaurant Co., Ltd.
See Kabukichō and Robot Restaurant
Saburō Kitajima
is a Japanese enka singer, lyricist, actor and composer.
See Kabukichō and Saburō Kitajima
Seibu-Shinjuku Station
is a railway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.
See Kabukichō and Seibu-Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku
, officially called Shinjuku City, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan.
Shinjuku Golden Gai
is a district of Kabukicho within Shinjuku, a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō and Shinjuku Golden Gai are districts of Shinjuku and Neighborhoods of Tokyo.
See Kabukichō and Shinjuku Golden Gai
Shinjuku Koma Theater
The was a major theatre in the Kabukichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo.
See Kabukichō and Shinjuku Koma Theater
Shinjuku Station
is a major railway station in Tokyo, Japan, that serves as the main connecting hub for rail traffic between central/eastern Tokyo (the special wards) and Western Tokyo on the inter-city rail, commuter rail, and subway lines.
See Kabukichō and Shinjuku Station
Shintaro Ishihara
was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012.
See Kabukichō and Shintaro Ishihara
Special wards of Tokyo
are a special form of municipalities in Japan under the 1947 Local Autonomy Law.
See Kabukichō and Special wards of Tokyo
The Japan Times
The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.
See Kabukichō and The Japan Times
Tobita Shinchi
, also known as, is the largest of the brothel districts in Osaka, and also the largest in western Japan. Kabukichō and Tobita Shinchi are red-light districts in Japan.
See Kabukichō and Tobita Shinchi
Toho Cinemas
is a Japanese movie theater company.
See Kabukichō and Toho Cinemas
Tokyo
Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.
Tokyo Afterschool Summoners
, known also by the blend word Housamo (放サモ, derived from Tōkyō Hōkago Samonāzu), is an F2P role-playing video game for Android and iOS. It is developed by, a mobile gaming company operated by the dōjin circle. It is noted as one of the first commercially produced LGBT video games created in Japan, and one of the first commercially produced LGBT games to extensively utilize gay manga ("bara") artwork.
See Kabukichō and Tokyo Afterschool Summoners
Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics was an unsuccessful bid, first recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on September 14, 2007.
See Kabukichō and Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tokyo Vice
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan is a 2009 memoir by Jake Adelstein of his years living in Tokyo as the first non-Japanese reporter working for one of Japan's largest newspapers, Yomiuri Shimbun.
Tokyu Kabukicho Tower
is a 48-storey skyscraper located in the Kabukichō district of Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
See Kabukichō and Tokyu Kabukicho Tower
Tourism in Japan
Tourism in Japan is a major industry and contributor to the Japanese economy.
See Kabukichō and Tourism in Japan
Weathering with You
is a 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho.
See Kabukichō and Weathering with You
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See Kabukichō and World War II
Yakuza
, also known as, are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan.
Yakuza (franchise)
, also known as Like A Dragon, is a video game franchise created, owned and published by Sega.
See Kabukichō and Yakuza (franchise)
See also
Districts of Shinjuku
- Arakichō
- Daikyōchō
- Ichigaya
- Kabukichō
- Kagurazaka
- Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku
- Kikuichō
- Nishi-Shinjuku
- Shinanomachi
- Shinjuku Golden Gai
- Shinjuku Ni-chōme
- Takadanobaba
- Toyama, Shinjuku
- Ushigome
- Yotsuya
- Ōkubo, Tokyo
Red-light districts in Japan
Yakuza
- Bakuto
- Burakumin
- CIA activities in Japan
- Gambling in Japan
- Glico Morinaga case
- Illegal drug trade in Japan
- Irezumi
- Kabukichō
- Kabukimono
- Kidnapping of Kim Dae-jung
- Murder of Rikidōzan
- Nakasu
- Nishinari-ku, Osaka
- Pachinko
- Pride Fighting Championships
- Prostitution in Japan
- Punch perm
- Roppongi
- Sarakin
- Sex trafficking in Japan
- Shibuya incident
- Susukino
- Sōkaiya
- Tekiya
- Yakuza
- Yakuza exclusion ordinances
- Yakuza film
- Yama—Attack to Attack
- Yama–Ichi War
- Yubitsume
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabukichō
Also known as Kabuki-cho, Kabuki-chō, Kabukicho, Kabukicho, Tokyo, Kabukichou, Kabukichō Ichiban-gai, Kabukichō, Tokyo, Kabukityo, .
, Pet Shop of Horrors, Prefectures of Japan, Protection racket, Red-light district, Robot Restaurant, Saburō Kitajima, Seibu-Shinjuku Station, Shinjuku, Shinjuku Golden Gai, Shinjuku Koma Theater, Shinjuku Station, Shintaro Ishihara, Special wards of Tokyo, The Japan Times, Tobita Shinchi, Toho Cinemas, Tokyo, Tokyo Afterschool Summoners, Tokyo bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Tokyo Vice, Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, Tourism in Japan, Weathering with You, World War II, Yakuza, Yakuza (franchise).