At first glance, Yoshiwara today looks very similar to many other neighborhoods of modern Tokyo.

That world is a far cry from the steel-and-concrete skyscrapers of modern Tokyo.

Over the treetops you catch an occasional glimpse of the skyscrapers of modern Tokyo.

The equivalent Japanese, transported to modern Tokyo would think he was on a different planet!

The bridge crossed the Sumida River in the area of modern Tokyo.

These works were published in the city of Edo (modern Tokyo).

His stories explore modern Tokyo through the inner lives of a few residents.

A tiny apartment in modern Tokyo.

Increasingly, modern Tokyo is viewed as a huge, multifaceted radiator.

These were the people who provided the foundations for modern Tokyo's economic and cultural life.