Choukoku, Hoshiwara

Choukoku is a district located in the city of Hoshiwara. As a pleasure district, it's home to many establishments that provide any number of luxuries for its customers.

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Despite its label as a pleasure district, the majority of the establishments have no connection to the sex business. There are a litany of bars, theatres, and restaurants amongst the actual brothels. They often work together, however, and will direct customers to other businesses in exchange for shared profits.

Despite the entire district housing all of these illicit businesses, the authorities never involve themselves. This is both out of fear of how the general public will react if they shut things down as well as the fact that many in high authority also partake in the many establishments within the district.

One of the most popular places, Bar Butterfly, is known for being welcoming to all types of shady and illegal business. All of the workers are women, referred to as Butterflies, and are under strict orders to never speak of their work outside of the bar's walls. This results in information flying freely inside the bar due to the trust the workers and customers share with each other.