Exploration of Osaka Xicheng District —— The Neglected Dark Corner around us (Part Two)

Poverty always seems to be associated with violent crime and pornography. In this slum in Xicheng District, there is naturally a place with fireworks and Liuxiang-Tian Fei Xindi. As the famous largest veranda in Japan ("profile" means fence, which is surrounded by high walls so that tourists can play safely and safely and prevent any escape), it is actually nearby. Knowing nothing about this, I (Mr. Ken must have heard of it) came to the scene of this large red light district. At this time, I am afraid it will attract the envy of all the men. Unfortunately, my daughter is not blessed.

Different from the usual red light district flashing cheap, dim and erotic pink lights or jumping neon signs, Tian Fei is more like a retro trail in Kyoto during the Edo period, restrained and full of charm. The streets are neat and clean, and a dim Japanese lantern and a signboard with black characters on a white background are hung at the door of every house. However, I thought I came to a traditional Japanese street and seemed to have a sense of crossing. Just when Mr. Ken was urged to pick up the camera and take pictures, he was stopped by the pimp on the street corner. The ferocity scared us speechless, so we had to quickly put away our mobile phones and bowed our heads and walked quickly. Later, I learned that this place was originally controlled by a Japanese violent organization, that is, the underworld, and no filming was allowed. If there is any violation, I don't know how big the disaster will be. There is no need for the underworld to send it out in person. One girl is enough for us.

When I really entered this place, I found that there were naked sexy little beauties and mommy who was in charge of soliciting customers sitting at the door of a small shop of about the same size. It is difficult to describe the wonderful feeling at first sight in words. The dreamy and mysterious porch and the doll-like beautiful, sexy and exquisite Japanese girl have both traditional aesthetic feeling and teasing interest. The two pairs of slippers neatly placed on the ground are close to each other again, while the old and faded mother Sang is extremely disappointing, bringing people back from their dreams to reality. Just as I was watching, I heard a loud roar as high as a bolt from the blue. "What are you looking at? Get out of here! ! "Because of curiosity, I looked at it more. It turned out to be the girl in this shop. She looks exquisite in appearance, but she is fierce. I was about to nod my head to apologize for my reckless collision when Mr. Ken pulled me away from the scene and turned off a road.

In less than three minutes, it was abruptly pulled out. Before I had a good time, I naturally complained. But Mr. Ken kept muttering, "It's terrible, it's terrible. You really have no concept of danger. Growing up, I have never been scolded so fiercely by a young Japanese woman. The fierce aunt in Osaka is another matter, terrible, terrible. " I just smiled and said that you have watched many movies and TV series, and Japanese women are not all as gentle and lovely as they thought. When angry, women in the world are generally fierce. But Mr. Ken shook his head again and again and said with a sigh, "You are too sensitive as a woman. They know that we are not here to spend money, but to watch the fun. Naturally, you are stupid when the locals say it's dangerous. What should I do if I have big trouble? " This really makes sense, so I have to resign myself to my fate in despair. I have to admit that in many cases, the status as an observation researcher is always higher than that of the observed and the studied. Even the "participation is observation" advocated by our anthropology is inevitable, and we can't help feeling guilty that our rudeness has offended them.

Because the slogan at the door was very interesting, I went to a local curry house for dinner and suppressed my alarm. The boss is a westerner, about 40 years old. A few years ago, he quit his glamorous job in the enterprise and came back to open this curry shop. According to his description, when he was a child, that is, 30 or 40 years ago, he found the body of a tramp who was killed in front of his house. Speaking of Xicheng District, it is also called "God Burning" and has a strong sense of labor. According to a survey by the Japanese Social Bureau, Taisho has been a famous slum since 10 (1992). During the period of rapid economic development in Japan after World War II, the demand for urban construction increased rapidly. Because there is a lot of cheap labor here, it has formed the largest "drop-off point" in Japan, and it is also a gathering place for day workers and short-term workers. In order to solve their life and work problems, naturally there are all kinds of cheap hotels, supermarkets, entertainment places and so on mentioned in the last episode. Today, people who are used to living a life of drunkenness are always looking for a job after running out of ammunition and food, but Japan's economy was hit hard after it entered a stagnation period in the late 1980s.

There have been 24 riots of single drifters with mixed identities and backgrounds in Xicheng District, commonly known as "Xicheng riots", which lasted for 48 years. The last time was actually in 2008. Due to the economic downturn and the sharp drop in job opportunities, people had to apply for loans from the government for the poor to make a living, but the government turned a deaf ear to the strong voice of workers demanding lower application standards, leading to riots. Coupled with the involvement of various underworld violence agencies, bribing the police to legally collect protection fees has made the already difficult life worse for employees, and dissatisfaction continues to rise. Although the government changed its name to "love neighbors", which means treating the residents here as neighbors, the fact is that people show more disgust and fear.

Every place has a similar story. People who have made great efforts for urban construction have been mercilessly abandoned after the city is developed and perfected, and suffered endless cold eyes and spit. Do everything possible to solve or even roughly and simply eliminate this long-standing disharmony and disgraceful social fact. But in fact, everyone has his own story and has the dignity and care that a person should have, even if they seem to have fallen into the abyss of society. Demolition of villages in cities, rectification of Sanhe market, etc. In every neglected dark corner around us, there are many unknown and moving stories that need people to listen and pay attention to.