Yoshihara

Yoshihara

Yoshihara, the first Hualiu street in Japan, is a publicly permitted brothel concentration area in the Edo era. It is located in the eastern part of Tokyo metropolitan area. This place name has existed until 1966. At that time, there were names such as jiangjimachi, shinjihara, and jingmachi, shinjihara in Taitung District. After the implementation of the residential representation, it was changed to one thousand bundle of three-dimensional items and four-dimensional items in Taitung District. It is the first Hualiu street in Japan. There is also a valley nearby for short-term labor.

Historical origin

The origin of Yoshihara

In 1617, shortly after the opening of the Edo shogunate, it was allowed to set up brothels in kiyoshiya Machi (now kiyoshima Machi), which was recognized by the shogunate. It is said that the source of Yoshihara is Yoshihara, one of the campuses in Hokkaido, the hometown of the founder of Yoshihara, and Yoshihara is also built in the low-lying land with lush reeds near the sea. The Japanese pronunciation of Yoshi is the same as Yoshi. Junfucheng, the seclusion place of Tokugawa Jiakang, originally had a 7-d (residential area surrounded by roads) public and commercial area, of which 5-D was moved to Jiangjian. In 1657, after the Ming calendar fire, Yoshihara of the Japanese bridge was burned down. Compared with the early days of the shogunate, the surrounding area had been gradually urbanized, so the shogunate ordered Yoshihara to move to Asakusa, which was still farmland at that time. In the past, kiyoshihara of Japan was called yuanyoshihara, and Asakusa Yoshihara was called new Yoshihara. Now, Yoshihara generally refers to the latter. Because Jiyuan is located in the north of Jiangjian City, it also has the synonym of "northern kingdom".

Yoshihara in Edo period

There are two (3.6 m) wide trenches around Yoshihara, with only one exit along the direction of the Japanese dyke in the valley. Prostitutes are Huakui (おいらん), Xinzao, bald and so on. The pattern of buildings is generally tea house in front, big shops on both sides of the avenue, and small shops in the alley. Big stores also play a social role, and celebrities and cultural people often communicate here. First class prostitutes should first teach singing and dancing and tea ceremony. They will not spend the night with the guests they meet for the first time. After meeting them for the second time and getting familiar with them for the third time, they can stay overnight. There are Samurai sleeping on the street being teased, and samurai hiding his face with a hat for fear of being recognized by acquaintances. There is a saying in Chuanliu's poem: "people are like warriors, but why are they hated by famous prostitutes?". With the change of the times, the samurai class has gradually become poor in economy, and the civilian class has become the main force among the clients. Wood merchant Ji Yi country house left guard door, put usury of Zha Cha people become often here to spend money on behalf of. Jiyuan is also one of the birthplaces of culture and fashion in Edo period. In 1765, in Shinagawa, Banqiao and Qianlong, Fansheng women living in these Hutchins were banned, and the Hutchins tended to decline. At the same time, Yoshihara was allowed to increase the number of prostitutes. Prostitution outside Yoshihara was banned in 1842.

Meiji - Yoshihara of Showa

The prostitutes in Jiyuan (Meiji era) after Meiji, the liberation order of prostitutes was issued, and in 1875, the women's house was renamed "tuzufu". The prostitutes still could not escape the fate of "caged birds" and could not go out freely. This situation is no different from the trading population in Edo period. The custom industry of Jiyuan in the Meiji period can be seen from the works of moriouwai and kouyiye. In particular, in order to write a book, he lived in Longquan near Jiyuan for a period of time. Prostitutes are sitting in rooms with wooden lattices facing the street, waiting for their clients to name them for the night. This kind of way is called Zhang Jian (はりみせ) in Japanese. Such a brothel is called Zhang Dian (はりみせ). In 1903, the "portrait to see the world" of prostitutes named by photos appeared, and in 1916, Zhang Dian was banned. there were many fires in Edo era, 1768, 1787, 1816, 1835, 1845, 1862, 1864 and 1866, and the famous "Jiyuan fire" occurred on April 9, 1911 (Meiji 44). In the great Kanto earthquake and the great air raid in Tokyo, many people were completely burnt down and died, but they soon recovered every time. After the Second World War, GHQ, the commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in Japan, abolished the system of public prostitution, democratized business, and turned it into a special catering street, namely the red line. The red line finally disappeared in 1958.

Prostitution Prevention Act

In 1958 (Showa 33 years), prostitution prevention law was implemented, red line was abolished, and Jiyuan became a historical term. Brothels were replaced by hotels, hostels, etc. Turkish bathrooms appeared in 1951. In 1983, they began to work as a "soap paradise", and then ushered in the heyday of Turkish bathrooms. After the amendment of the custom business law in 1966, they became special bathrooms with separate rooms.

measures

although there is no statistical data, judging from the turnover, there were about 250 "soap parks" in their heyday, and now they have reduced to 150. It accounts for about 10% of the 1400 in China. There is still a gap between jinjinjinyuan in Gifu (less than 70) and horinaki in Kawasaki (less than 50). implementation of the law applicable to customs

2008 Jiyuan

The law on banning custom business, which was implemented in 1948, was substantially amended in the amendment published in 1984 to become the law on regulating and standardizing custom business (implemented on February 13, 1985), and the scope of activities of sex custom business was greatly restricted. In particular, it is impossible to gather large-scale areas such as bathrooms with compartments, massage parlors, Turkish bathrooms and soap gardens. According to this law, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government promulgated "Regulations on the implementation of laws on customs and business regulation and business normalization", classified them as "special areas" based on the current situation of Yoshihara, and reserved them without expanding the existing venues. "Kabuki town" and "ikebukura" are also partly applicable to this "special area". The scope of the revised regulations is now limited to 16 to 32 and 41 to 48 times of qianshusiding in Taitung District. (article 10-1 of the regulations on the implementation of laws on the regulation and normalization of customs business, etc.) 1984, according to the customs business law, business hours up to 12:00 p.m., 2006, the same law was amended, and it was forbidden to solicit customers on the street.

Jiyuan and surrounding areas

Jiyuan tushou (earth dike)

Kobayashi is parallel to today's tushou Tonghe (tushou Road), and many guests come by boat through Kobayashi. Between hori and Tunga are the earth dyke and the valley. Hori has now been filled out. Only "tushou road" still exists. The Japanese dyke is the location of the original earth dyke.

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guests should dress before entering Jiyuan. It is a small hillside from the sunri street of toyotomu (on the Japanese dike) to the entrance of Yoshihara. It is said that on the way to Rizhao to worship the ancestors, the general couldn't see the inside of Yoshihara and deliberately designed the S-shaped Road, which is still the same today.

See the willow

The willow on the left side of yiwenban entrance. After enjoying the guests, they are entangled by green silk on their way home. Now there is a stone tablet, and the willows behind are planted in the Showa era.

Gate (door)

The front door of Yoshihara. The main gate of Yoshihara is open to the northwest, not only for public security, but also to prevent prostitutes from escaping. There is only one gate. In Edo period, it was a round arched gate tower made of black lacquer wood. In Meiji period, it was replaced by an iron gate. It was burned in the fire in Meiji 44 (1911). It was removed during the great Kanto earthquake. Now there are only the names of the intersection and the bus station of "Jiyuan gate". The road connecting Zhouqi gate and Jiyuan gate of Zhouqi brothel street in Zhouqi, Jiangdong District is "gate to gate". In order to satirize the prostitutes, the people of the world also call the gate of the brothel "the way of filial piety".

Jingxian Temple

A small temple in the north of Jiyuan, near Sanlun and close to changpan line. When the earthquake happened in 1855, the prostitutes died in Jiyuan were collected and buried here, which is called "devotion Temple". After that, the helpless prostitute died and was buried here. In Chuanliu's sentence, "living in the bitter world, dying in the Jingxian Temple (born in the bitter world, dying in the Jingxian Temple)". To comfort the dead, he yongta often comes to the temple to build steles. Every year, on April 30, the anniversary of Hefeng's death, the temple also held "Hefeng taboo".

Zhenyuan Temple (しんげんじ)

）The famous morning glory market around July 7.

Chinese PinYin : Ji Yuan