Men of the Red light District

1. #1Yoshiwara

   Keys: pleasure district, yoshiwara, Yoshiwara, Red light District

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   Various different brothels line the the sides of a long street, Brothels only come alive at night and are closed during the day including Kikuya, The Quality of the brothel is dependent on price, They're are also street vendors some have food and others sell things like trinkets or jewelry depending on the vendor.

2. #2Kikuya

   Keys: kikuya, Kikuya

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   One of Yoshiwara’s most illustrious pleasure houses, known specifically for its beautiful men, its interior resembles the most upscale Edo homes, with hanging scroll art, shelves displaying pricey curios, alcoves for studying, and lovely gardens. This brothel only accepts and trains the highest male courtesans within the Yoshiwara District.

3. #3Hierarchical schema

   Keys: hierarchy, hierarchical schema

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   Brothel owners rank the men in Yoshiwara in a rigid hierarchical schema, the quick and inexpensive moat-side prostitutes being the lowest, with the elite courtesans at the top. These courtesans, who were celebrities, have the most comfortable lives of all the prostitutes—they have luxurious garments and bedding and enviable education. Most Yoshiwara prostitutes aren't so fortunate Yoshiwara is recorded as having 106 courtesans of the upper tiers, and 881 prostitutes on the lower tiers.

4. #4Hashi/common prostitute

   Keys: Hashi, common prostitute

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   The lowest-ranking and most numerous prostitutes are the “hashi,” also called common prostitute, they do their best to appear elegant, despite living in the worst conditions. They are relegated to brothels on the outer edges of Yoshiwara. They are a step below the “tsubone” prostitutes. They are not able to leave Yoshiwara.

5. #5Tsubone

   Keys: Tsubone Prostitues, Tsubone, Tsubone Prostitue

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   A Step above the hashi prostitute can be observed through latticed partitions that resemble cages, congregating and playing music on a samisen. They are not able to leave Yoshiwara.

6. #6Sancha/powdered tea girls

   Keys: Sancha, teahouse waitresses, powdered tea girls, Sancha Prostitutes

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   A Step above tsubone prostitutes are the teahouse waitresses also called “sancha,” or “powdered tea girls,” they are known to never refuse the attention of a paying client. They are not able to leave Yoshiwara.

7. #7Kōshi/courtesans

   Keys: Lower ranked courtesans, kōshi courtesans, koshi

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   A step above the Sancha is the kōshi they are also visible to flirt with men through the lattice walls, but they are distinguished by their more aristocratic appearance, wearing lush kimonos, their skin whitened. They whisper among themselves in a coquettish manner in well-appointed parlors as men gawk and discuss their attributes. They are not able to leave Yoshiwara.

8. #8tayū/high courtesan

   Keys: tayū, High level Courtesan, tayu

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   The highest of level of all the prostitutes are the “tayū” courtesans who are revered as fashion plates and celebrities. The courtesans in these brothels can not be approached directly. Instead, a man has to ask an intermediary to set up a series of interviews with the courtesan, where he will entertain her and her attendants. These Courtesans know etiquette and refined arts from masters, including how to play flute or a three-stringed instrument called a samisen, to sing, to paint, to write haiku, to write in calligraphy, to dance, to perform a tea ceremony, and how to play games like go, backgammon, and kickball. They are well-read and literate in order to engage in stimulating conversation. They are not able to leave Yoshiwara

9. #9Courtesans in Training

   Keys: , Training Courtseans, Courtesans in Training

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   If a child attendant proves they are gifted by age 11 or 12, they are chosen for elite courtesan training, where they will learn everything an official Courtesan would need to know which is very extensive. They aren't encouraged to pursue them for their own fulfillment but to make themselves more attractive to Clients. They will be able to leave Yoshiwara during the day to train with the masters who teach them. Before becoming an official courtesan, The courtesan in training's virginity will be sold to the highest bidder after they lose it they will become an official Courtesan and will be no longer allowed to leave Yoshiwara.

10. #10Child attendant

    Keys: Child attendant

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    Children tend to be sold to brothels by desperate parents around the ages of 7 or 8 though it can sometimes be younger. This tradition can be rationalized by Confucian ideals that allowed the children to work out of a duty to their parents, who usually brokers 10-year contracts with the brothel owners that their children would have to work off. The little children would do daily chores at the brothels and tended to their “siblings” courtesans, cleaning and delivering messages. In those early years, they’d learn the tricks of the trade, how to speak using manipulative language, to write “love letters,” and to fake tears with a bit of alum hidden in their collars.

11. #11Procession

    Keys: daily procession, Procession

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    The tayū advertise their services with a daily procession through Yoshiwara, walking slow, exaggerated, figure-eight steps in tall wooden clogs. Their faces whitened and hair done up in the latest sculptural style, Courtesans flaunt their fancy duds, which telegraph their status, as well as the wealth of their patrons. Since the tayu only work at night daily means nightly.

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