Shimabara (嶋原) was a courtesan's district in Kyoto. A hanamachi (花街 is a Japanese Courtesan and Geisha district (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It was established in 1640 for a brothel owned by Hara Saburoemon, and was closed in 1958, when prostitution was outlawed in Japan. The name Shimabara mostly likely refers to the large gate (Ōmon) that resembled the gate of Shimabara castle in Bizen. In the Tokugawa period, it was also called "the licensed quarter" (go-men no ocho) or simply "the quarter" to distinguish the higher-class residents within from the unlicensed women operated throughout the cities. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 Today, it is mostly a tourist attraction and historical site; two teahouses remain, conserved as Cultural Assets: the Wachigaya, established in the Genroku period (1688-1704), and the Sumiya, established at some point in the 19th century[1]. was a after Jōkyō and before Hōei. This period spanned the years from 1688 through 1704
Throughout the Edo period (1603-1868), there was widespread male and female prostitution throughout the cities of Kyoto, Edo, and Osaka. The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. literally bay - Door, " Estuary " edo once also spelled Yedo or Yeddo, is the The Tokugawa shogunate attempted to control this by restricting prostitution to designated city districts. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of These districts were Shimabara in Kyoto (est. 1640[2]), Shinmachi in Ōsaka (est. Shinmachi (新町 was a courtesan's district in Osaka, built between 1615 and 1623, and operating until its destruction in World War II is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū 1624–1644[2]) and Yoshiwara in Edo (est. For the Yoshiwara nightclub in the 1927 Fritz Lang film see Metropolis. 1617[2]). These restrictions and controls did not derive from a moral opposition to prostitution, but out of a desire to compartmentalize certain types of activity within the cities. Kabuki and jōruri theatres, and other related entertainment establishments were similarly controlled. is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate Make-up worn by some of its performers also known as Ningyō jōruri (ja 人形浄瑠璃 is a form of traditional Japanese Puppet theater founded in Osaka in 1684
References
- ^ Röpke, Ian Martin (1999). Historical Dictionary of Osaka and Kyoto. London: Scarecrow Press, Ltd.
- ^ a b c Anne Louise Avery, Flowers of the Floating World: Geisha and Courtesans in Japanese Prints and Photographs, 1772–1926 (Sanders of Oxford Exhibition Catalogue, March 2006)
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