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    The map below shows the layout of the Yoshiwara district in 1716. Each ageya is marked by its individual and distinctive mon, the circular symbol that identified the particular 'house' to which an oiran belonged.

    The map and further information can be located at A Night at the Yoshiwara.


    yoshiwara_map1716.jpg


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    * Kiyoko Murasaka, Apr 20, 2004 - 21:40

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