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Tokyo's Okubo Park: Godzilla, Nightlife, and Rising Sex Tourism

4/21/2025

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Tokyo's Okubo Park is buzzing with foreign tourists, captivated by a towering Godzilla statue and the allure of Kabukicho's nightlife. However, a darker trend emerges as young women, lit by their phones, reveal a rise in sex tourism, fueled by social media's influence on foreign male visitors.

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Tokyo's Okubo Park is buzzing with foreign tourists, captivated by a towering Godzilla statue and the allure of Kabukicho's nightlife. However, a darker trend emerges as young women, lit by their phones, reveal a rise in sex tourism, fueled by social media's influence on foreign male visitors.