The nightless cityThe “Aisome-zakura.” (Cherry-tree of first meeting.) AND The “Koma-tsunagi-matsu.” (Colt teathering pine-tree.)Reading editionChapter navigation90 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE NIGHTLESS CITYPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.History of the Yoshiwara Yūkwaku.1Nihon-dsutsumi. (The Dyke of Japan.)Mi-kaeri Yanagi. (Gazing back Willow-tree.)Yoshiwara Jinja. (Yoshiwara Shrine.)The “Aisome-zakura.” (Cherry-tree of first meeting.) AND The “Koma-tsunagi-matsu.” (Colt teathering pine-tree.)The “Ryo-jin no Ido.” (Traveller’s Well.)Government Edict-board and Regulations at the Ōmon.The Present Ōmon.Of the Reason Why Going to the Yoshiwara was Called “Chō ye yuku.”Classes of Brothels.Hikite-jaya.17 (“Introducing Tea-houses.”)The Jū-hachi-ken-jaya. (Eighteen Tea-houses.)The “Amigasa-jaya.” (Braided hat tea-houses.)The “Kujaku Nagaya.”The “Kembansho.” (Office which manages the affairs of geisha and other professionals.)Classes of Prostitutes.Kamuro. (Young Female Pages.)Shinzō.Yarite. (Female Managers.)The “Kutsuwa.”Wakaimono. (Male Servants.)Hōkan and Geisha.The Europeanization of the Yoshiwara and the Introduction of Loochooan Courtesans.Zegen. (Procurers.)The Dress of Courtesans.Coiffures of the Yūjo.Rooms of the Yūjo.Tsumi-yagu no koto. (The piling up and exhibition of bedding.)“Sōbana.” (All round “tips.”)“Shokwai” AND “Mi-tate” (First meeting) AND (Selection of women.)“I-tsudzuke no koto.” (Spending several consecutive days in a brothel.)“O cha wo hiku” to iū koto. (“Tea powdering.”)Shiki-zome no soba-burumai no koto. (Presentation of buck-wheat macaroni to celebrate the first use of night-clothes.)“Shashin-mitate-chō.” (Photograph albums for facilitating the selection of women.)Shōgi no nedan ai-jirushi. (The signs and cyphers showing the fees of courtesans.)San-gyō chōmen no tsuke-kata. (The system of book-keeping employed by brothels, tea-houses, and courtesans.)Yūjo no hiki-fuda. (Brothel advertisements.)Ageya no sashi-gami. (Summons to the “Ageya.”)“Kuruwa-kotoba” or Yoshiwara Dialect.Shōgi no okonau juho. (Magic charms practised by the Yoshiwara courtesans.)Some Queer Japanese Superstitions.Yoshiwara “Pot-pourri.”Dai-ya no koto. (Cook-houses of the Yoshiwara.)Famous Things of the Yoshiwara ALSO Peddlers, Hawkers, and Beggars.The Examination of Licensed Women at the Hospital for Venereal Complaints.Results of Medical Inspection.Mu-sen Yū-kyō. (Going on a “Spree” without having any money to pay for it.)Yoshiwara-gayoi no Jinrikisha. (The jinrikisha traffic of the Yoshiwara.)Sanya-uma da-chin-dzuké. (The cost of hiring horses to and from the Yoshiwara.)Byō-chū oyobi In-shoku no koto. (Of the sickness of prostitutes and of their meals.)Hiké no koto. (Closing hours in the Yoshiwara.)Kōchō no koto. (The next morning.)Hiru-jimai Yo-jimai no koto. (The day and night engagements of courtesans.)Raku-seki no koto. (The removal of names from the register of the Yoshiwara.)Gwaishutsu oyobi tōbō. (Exit and flight from the Yoshiwara.)Yūjo byō-shi oyobi jō-shi no koto.37 (Of the death and double-suicide of courtesans.)Shin-Yoshiwara no Bodaiji. (The Cemetery of the Shin-Yoshiwara.)Karitaku no Koto. (The temporary prostitute quarter.)Dōchū no koto oyobi tsuki-dashi no koto. (The procession of yūjo and the first appearance of “recruits” in the Yoshiwara.)Yo-misé “Suga-gaki” no koto. (The night exhibition and the suga-gaki.)Daijin-mai no koto. (Dancing of millionaires.)Daikoku-mai no koto. (Daikoku-mai dancing.)INTRODUCTORY SONGS OF THE “DAIKOKU-MAI.”Dote-bushi no koto oyobi Hayari-uta. [Dote-bushi (songs) and popular songs.]Annals of a Year.Naka-no-chō no Hana-ue. (Flower-planting in the Naka-no-chō.)Tōrō no koto. (Lanterns.)“Niwaka” Dancing.Tori-no-machi. (The fête of Ōtori no Kami.)Yoshiwara Nana-fushigi. (The Seven Mysteries of the Yoshiwara.)Yoshiwara no Kyo-ka. (Comic Poetry.)Yoshiwara Kwai-rok-ki. (Chronology of fire disasters in the Yoshiwara.)Furi-sodé Kwaji. (The Great Fire of Meireki.)Mei-gi ryaku-den. (Brief sketches of the lives of famous courtesans.)Kinokuni-ya Bunzaemon.THE LAW RELATING TO BROTHELS59Forms of Contracts between Brothels and Courtesans.The Medical Aspect.62Result of Medical Inspection in the Shin-Yoshiwara. 1898.Result of Medical Inspection in the Shin-Yoshiwara. January to April 1899.Statistics re Social Evil in Japan in 1898.Pros and Cons.Correspondence. A SOCIAL QUESTION. To the Editor of the “Japan Times.”Note on “Jigoku” or Illicit Prostitutes.APPENDIX.Footnotes.Previous chapter ←Yoshiwara Jinja. (Yoshiwara Shrine.)Next chapter →The “Ryo-jin no Ido.” (Traveller’s Well.)All chapters and sections (90)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE NIGHTLESS CITYPREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.History of the Yoshiwara Yūkwaku.1Nihon-dsutsumi. (The Dyke of Japan.)Mi-kaeri Yanagi. (Gazing back Willow-tree.)Yoshiwara Jinja. (Yoshiwara Shrine.)The “Aisome-zakura.” (Cherry-tree of first meeting.) AND The “Koma-tsunagi-matsu.” (Colt teathering pine-tree.)The “Ryo-jin no Ido.” (Traveller’s Well.)Government Edict-board and Regulations at the Ōmon.The Present Ōmon.Of the Reason Why Going to the Yoshiwara was Called “Chō ye yuku.”Classes of Brothels.Hikite-jaya.17 (“Introducing Tea-houses.”)The Jū-hachi-ken-jaya. (Eighteen Tea-houses.)The “Amigasa-jaya.” (Braided hat tea-houses.)The “Kujaku Nagaya.”The “Kembansho.” (Office which manages the affairs of geisha and other professionals.)Classes of Prostitutes.Kamuro. (Young Female Pages.)Shinzō.Yarite. (Female Managers.)The “Kutsuwa.”Wakaimono. (Male Servants.)Hōkan and Geisha.The Europeanization of the Yoshiwara and the Introduction of Loochooan Courtesans.Zegen. (Procurers.)The Dress of Courtesans.Coiffures of the Yūjo.Rooms of the Yūjo.Tsumi-yagu no koto. (The piling up and exhibition of bedding.)“Sōbana.” (All round “tips.”)“Shokwai” AND “Mi-tate” (First meeting) AND (Selection of women.)“I-tsudzuke no koto.” (Spending several consecutive days in a brothel.)“O cha wo hiku” to iū koto. (“Tea powdering.”)Shiki-zome no soba-burumai no koto. (Presentation of buck-wheat macaroni to celebrate the first use of night-clothes.)“Shashin-mitate-chō.” (Photograph albums for facilitating the selection of women.)Shōgi no nedan ai-jirushi. (The signs and cyphers showing the fees of courtesans.)San-gyō chōmen no tsuke-kata. (The system of book-keeping employed by brothels, tea-houses, and courtesans.)Yūjo no hiki-fuda. (Brothel advertisements.)Ageya no sashi-gami. (Summons to the “Ageya.”)“Kuruwa-kotoba” or Yoshiwara Dialect.Shōgi no okonau juho. (Magic charms practised by the Yoshiwara courtesans.)Some Queer Japanese Superstitions.Yoshiwara “Pot-pourri.”Dai-ya no koto. (Cook-houses of the Yoshiwara.)Famous Things of the Yoshiwara ALSO Peddlers, Hawkers, and Beggars.The Examination of Licensed Women at the Hospital for Venereal Complaints.Results of Medical Inspection.Mu-sen Yū-kyō. (Going on a “Spree” without having any money to pay for it.)Yoshiwara-gayoi no Jinrikisha. (The jinrikisha traffic of the Yoshiwara.)Sanya-uma da-chin-dzuké. (The cost of hiring horses to and from the Yoshiwara.)Byō-chū oyobi In-shoku no koto. (Of the sickness of prostitutes and of their meals.)Hiké no koto. (Closing hours in the Yoshiwara.)Kōchō no koto. (The next morning.)Hiru-jimai Yo-jimai no koto. (The day and night engagements of courtesans.)Raku-seki no koto. (The removal of names from the register of the Yoshiwara.)Gwaishutsu oyobi tōbō. (Exit and flight from the Yoshiwara.)Yūjo byō-shi oyobi jō-shi no koto.37 (Of the death and double-suicide of courtesans.)Shin-Yoshiwara no Bodaiji. (The Cemetery of the Shin-Yoshiwara.)Karitaku no Koto. (The temporary prostitute quarter.)Dōchū no koto oyobi tsuki-dashi no koto. (The procession of yūjo and the first appearance of “recruits” in the Yoshiwara.)Yo-misé “Suga-gaki” no koto. (The night exhibition and the suga-gaki.)Daijin-mai no koto. (Dancing of millionaires.)Daikoku-mai no koto. (Daikoku-mai dancing.)INTRODUCTORY SONGS OF THE “DAIKOKU-MAI.”Dote-bushi no koto oyobi Hayari-uta. [Dote-bushi (songs) and popular songs.]Annals of a Year.Naka-no-chō no Hana-ue. (Flower-planting in the Naka-no-chō.)Tōrō no koto. (Lanterns.)“Niwaka” Dancing.Tori-no-machi. (The fête of Ōtori no Kami.)Yoshiwara Nana-fushigi. (The Seven Mysteries of the Yoshiwara.)Yoshiwara no Kyo-ka. (Comic Poetry.)Yoshiwara Kwai-rok-ki. (Chronology of fire disasters in the Yoshiwara.)Furi-sodé Kwaji. (The Great Fire of Meireki.)Mei-gi ryaku-den. (Brief sketches of the lives of famous courtesans.)Kinokuni-ya Bunzaemon.THE LAW RELATING TO BROTHELS59Forms of Contracts between Brothels and Courtesans.The Medical Aspect.62Result of Medical Inspection in the Shin-Yoshiwara. 1898.Result of Medical Inspection in the Shin-Yoshiwara. January to April 1899.Statistics re Social Evil in Japan in 1898.Pros and Cons.Correspondence. A SOCIAL QUESTION. To the Editor of the “Japan Times.”Note on “Jigoku” or Illicit Prostitutes.APPENDIX.Footnotes.The above trees stand close to the Yoshiwara shrine.◇← Yoshiwara Jinja. (Yoshiwara Shrine.)The “Ryo-jin no Ido.” (Traveller’s Well.) →