Red Light District in the Afternoon

I was out for a run around Kobe Station in Kobe, Japan and spotted a cool alley worth exploring. After a few minutes I noticed some "shops" with beds inside and realized this was a "Red Light District." I shot this around 3:00 pm so of course no one was around. Pretty interesting stuff!

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[worldtravel101]

seedy alley #FTW

[BusanKevin]

@worldtravel101 you better believe it! :)

[StarDr0ps]

wow that area must be creepy at night. ^^; Anyways, your running vids are always awesome. Keep 'em up! :D

[BusanKevin]

@StarDr0ps probably is a creepy place filled with creepy people!

[Ido013]

野良猫さいきょう！

How did you not get in the Marathon?? Didn't you do one this year??

[BusanKevin]

@Ido013 its is a lottery system. I got in last year and ran it. I applied for the 2011 (February) , but this time wasn't choosen!

[victoria009ful]

Interesting video, sad state of affairs in other countries such as Japan, and Thailand, although those kinds of things (Prostitution)and human trafficking are happening on our soil as well, I just don't understand why they don't just legalize that crap here in the U.S. as well, and have "Red Light Districts". At leas that may take some of the criminal element out of it?!!! Good Work!

[MrHeiwa07]

@karmamikomanifujihan You`re right. It really pathetic when I see gaijin come over here and make asshat ignorant remarks. Especially when they enter poor neighbourhoods and they have the nerve to call it a redlight district. Kevin is a fucktard!

[MrHeiwa07]

Apparently, you don`t know what your talking about. That was a simple but poor neighbourhood in the city. This video was posted last year. You could at least fess up and change the title. "I`m lost and I don`t know where the F#$% I am".

[gabsylv]

@karmamikomanifujihan It could be a red light district...all cities have them, so what "untrue" stereotype is there to perpetuate? haha What's distasteful are those who view sex workers as any different from other kinds of worker or look down on their living and work spaces, calling them "negative". Take away your hypocritical morals and prostitution is a job, that's all... So you're both out of line as far as I'm concerned.

[JetMechInJapan]

@karmamikomanifujihan you don't know shit dickneck. Hey asshole red light districts are all over japan. It's big around the larger train stations. Keven is just out there showing people what japan is like and he's doing a good job. I should know too I got to japan when I was 19 in 1987 and I own a house with my wife who is Japanese.

[karmamikomanifujihan]

This is NOT a red light district. These are people's homes. It is terribly irresponsible of you to make videos like this when you don't know what you're talking about. BTW, the "feral" cats you showed were wearing collars! I don't think feral cats can put them on by themselves! Get real, buddy. It's people like you who perpetuate untrue stereotypes about Japan. I've lived here 9 years and am married to a Japanese, so I should know!

[middeleastmusician]

haha "goodbye" right after he found out the place was naughty, going some where in hurry lad? =P

[journeyquest1]

Im old and out of shape looking for viagra. Soon i will be in a nursing home.

[ChurtleSnap]

@IH8Monkeys Japan is pretty safe. Walking around at night is no problem at all.

[nipponhouseplayer]

Cleaner than California.