The neon rain of Kabukicho turned the asphalt into a kaleidoscopic river of electric magenta, cyan, and gold. Shinjuku’s entertainment district was the beating heart of Tokyo’s nightlife—a labyrinth of narrow alleys packed with izakayas, host clubs, gaming parlors, and hidden VIP bars where corporate executives and underworld bosses rubbed shoulders beneath glowing paper lanterns. Kenji had insisted on escorting Maya to an exclusive antiquities gallery in Kabukicho to inspect…
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