Originally published in Japan in 1990 by Ohta Shuppan, Tokyo Lucky Hole is one of Araki's most notorious and celebrated works. Shot in the early 1980s in Shinjuku's neon-lit backstreets, the photographs document the sex industry of the district with Araki's characteristic intimacy — portraits of hostesses and workers in clubs, peep shows, and love hotels rendered with warmth, humour, and unflinching directness. The book captures a Tokyo that has since been transformed beyond recognition, making it as much a historical document as a photographic statement. A landmark of Japanese photography, it has been reissued by Taschen in 1997, 2005, and 2015.