Yoshiwara red-light district before the advent of electricity in july 1860 (edo period). This is hiroshige utagawa ii's "tōto shin-yoshiwara ichiran (view of shin-yoshiwara in the eastern capital). The yoshiwara red-light district has a square shape and is surrounded by rice fields. If you look at the maps from that time, you'll understand. Yoshiwara yukaku was a square, 330 meters wide and about 250 meters long. Literally "guo" = surrounded place. The nakanochō main street, lined with cherry trees, had teahouses that mediated for the brothels. Although it is not clearly depicted in ukiyo-e, the yoshiwara red-light district was surrounded by a wall, and outside of it was a moat with a width of more than 5 meters called “oguro dobu”. It was generally only accessible by a large central gate and by boat via the sanya canal which was filled in long ago. The district's location corresponds to modern-day senzoku 4-chōme in tokyo, taitō-ku. Date: 1 July 1860.
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