Before 1954, there was a place in Tokyo, Japan, where men flocked to, called Yoshihara's Veranda. Here, they can get what they want.
Before the Yoshihara Veranda was banned, it had a history of nearly 400 years. The original Yoshihara Veranda, only the rich can afford to go. They had merchants, daimyōs, samurai... The woman inside, the most famous, is called Taifu... In the Ming Dynasty of the same era, it was a famous prostitute like Liu Ru.
The wives have a high vision. From a young age, he was bought to cultivate, chess, calligraphy and painting, and knew everything. Men who only know how to show off their money power, they can't look at it. They are not short of money. They pay attention to fate.
Here, it is not the guest who chooses the wife, but the husband who chooses the guest. If you are not in the eye, no matter how rich you are, they are too lazy to pay attention to you. The first time you meet, just meet, if the husband thinks you are OK, then there is a second and third time, and finally accept you.
The rich men of that year were proud to be accepted by their husbands. Although the husband can accept many men, the man can only have this husband from now on, until, one day, it is good to get together and disperse.
Yes, good gathering and good dispersion. Those who play tricks on each other have lost face for the rest of their lives and will be chased and beaten.
However, the above scene, in the middle of the eighteenth century, basically disappeared. As a profession, Taifu has no place to play.
The reason was that the shogunate did not allow the lord of the domain, Daimyo, and others to enter the area again. And the price inside is frighteningly high, which also makes ordinary Japanese people forget and sigh.
As a result, Edo, outside the Yoshihara veranda, flourished with warblers. They are inexpensive, they only recognize money, and the peddlers are pawns, and they can be received. You are not required to be subservient to elegance.
Taifu did not have the Yoshihara veranda of the market, and collected a large number of these women. Eventually, it became a haven for Japanese men.
However, for women, when the noble, willless husband disappears, they are more like a tool for men.
Many people have been bought since childhood and are not allowed to go outside the veranda. In old age and decay, life is difficult to sustain. On one side is heaven and on the other side is hell. (The above pictures are from the Japanese website, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)
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