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A look around one of Tokyo’s vanishing geisha districts
Japanese photographer and Wallpaper* contributor Yasuyuki Takagi explores the district of Arakicho, Tokyo. Formerly a lively hub filled with geisha tea houses the area now houses small, specialist restaurants that rely o
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