The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape. With hotels closed and social distancing in effect, Kansai Enko initially collapsed. However, it has returned in a more dangerous form: .
: Transactional dating involving minors ( JK business or enjo-kōsai ) is strictly illegal under Japanese law and heavily monitored by regional prefectural police forces. Avoid online solicitation boards or suspicious street scouts ( Kattun ) in districts like Osaka’s Minami area. kansai enko
Yuto looked up. Above the glow of the paper lanterns, the summer stars were fighting to be seen. He thought about the thousands of lights across the Kansai plain—from the temples of Kyoto to the port of Kobe—all burning simultaneously. A vast, collective wish. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the landscape