The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-26
VICE IN ITS OWN QUARTER.
TUE JAPANESE SOLUTION OF TIE
GREAT PROKyEM OF SOCItTY

Toxic oor,yspoh icnce NJ The washington star
Thero is place in Jaran which every male
touvst Isis to s nslT on .s os.
aitcn Mt ever nude 10 solve lilo great, ptopieln
o hun soeiesy rS ar af isr e nobeay E n,
H.ntureu TO make IN print more than an, airy
Passing a, M-ion 20 IL. No foreigner, indeed;
;bis ,,lac" w. 'vnm his own knowledge, ior tho
noIca n,,,hn, tiles tell me- that am The frs. 10
Mmum' rpor,m V, ,js h0ye. Of Course hnsi.
i ate'l n GOOD d.. laetrs sitting Town TO write
:: IT, but havse ' ienee upon mps ali matters Of
The sen1ni rotations of men aud women: and
who arc thcm.cle nm ,e =, en y,
iliny aen.rS shnll therefore write simply
and truihiuy 81 what nro soun a n' nn e
S oil h Gr rSm9rk yans %nd you IT, but
aa Japan has borrowed SO mNcn anu 50 Wisely
irom ns i seems ply ,hn, " Of her ppurtics
OF dealing with all sneh SUI ''e's win ena"'
irnnknrss ant mode-ty, =, o,,,sr,r,s .,
Toxic. an hours ride In jinrik SIM itSm any
wherc. there is alarce colony mp Vii ~ aom h en-,
f Is ar 1Sus aos Ts' Eiiis q
Welcome in Jaranese- inside nre .nna UNI
T' snIEs and s ter 9nssS assena ea
feet across where succession OF flo nso ~
inl Noon Is m;sint.,nsd among 2! Ns Gie.
,NnrvclIously constructed o! shrods OF ban, 700.
4 sitting on. a rec stnmr. and hal ado Ven
~
iiko. are pluckinE tho flowers and stroing y
the fountains. unc man has trodden nEon
drS draw NV M ,, almost 10 lis Maist. iads has
stopped Lsforo II little brock to cross. when
cooliei1a lnnnnSse sir M9lter R1,l leigh runs
~ rsn 9 scS not and Ell do ons
VIII, Japanese tenderness mud simplicity of
feeling lind ,peliect pleasure in admiring the
peaked roof hang two rows Of brilliant red
lnnteins. and iron tho shops and tea houses
time four long lines OF red are waving in tho
wind. and NJ night Jour strenms Of dancing
scarlet -anrropriate co!ors-make the dark
n Sarge ani handsome building surmonnted by
clock tower dominnting the entire colony.
y%n And not'one only but Il Dozen such SniId,
Viii riIaroG vsranias and lofty City, ya" H en-:
ranees hT1ush whs get q
With cool green gardens exten,iins temptinsiv
lsyond There rre ENG NO fner buildings i, IN Toxic
do Esy Bear no sn 81
mark outside to Indicate their purpose. though
II YOU l2ok np in passing you VIII probably see
VIII look enriSus!y down upon YOU, or perhaps
m MOI coiSnre resting uron tiny hand land
ana tare arm. This Is the ioshiwara. ms you
cam look S blind The oWers and the ian e yD
and read the unwritten sorry OF these silent
ihe word Yoshiwars' means literally
The Plain Of leeds and salong ago IS the
Ienco OF The prostitute class. At the restorn-
!ion. however. twenty years ago. the authoIi-
tuition in The city OF Ioki 10 proper. and to. con-
line IT., them to his part. Now the word Yosli.
GUAR I'M W n .nl
IN any town. There are no lever than six OF
,ion was taken Tor several reasons. il sie
iemoyai OF the licensed houses. or Rashi.
hs r0% a 'H Of E
erection WHICH they were determined to en-
farce wSp si as
could be better collected: tho whole system.
which e regulnted by very Intricate laws en-;
be much more under police control: and last.
but not least in weight. such "a quarter would
ice SUCCESSFUL swindIer S or hiding SiS: thiei
would be pretty sure to turn un there. and any
pretty sure to Be discussed there. wIer .s the
carcass Is" argued the authorities. there also
81 tho
gain Hnd ioS much to lose not to help the police
branch OF YOshiwara police.
10 undcrsan the pecuiiar japanese point
Department Of Police Thsre. as said in my
previous letter. is special bureaH OF pros!i.u-
dozen busy tunctionnries, and there too was
permitted as q specin! favor 10 be present at
The oef e s so n Sshnd aess
on u raised platform. Opposite them were
SLIM door, il the wall and as these we're
sGcri, ISsr rsrsnt, or Esaardan: and the ( eser
BOWS, and remain in an attitude OF the great
cs rcsIect,, The girl is Gue>tioned. sl.o replies
is questioned. BIO replies apologetcally with
many explanations rho keeper Is questioned.
There te s o YIN taR and The aSnG
ledger before hin; Then the three retire. In
II mom mt the sliding doors open again TO ad-
INIT another trio. ana so on without variation.
without sm2ti9n. formally and re,en,lessly
human lust or divine inc ompetence or natural
noc ,ts aG.or9ing to your Point Of view.
matte mig killing ut tho stock yards OF Chicago.
Some OF The girls hre no Logger young. but
Otter are deests nnd rsty and Hern frRT1
ssSi S4mo G"k lite more than children
lows tho world oyer. Snug scoundrels. The
average number Of Implications many OF them
The whole system is based upon tho theory
hseomo g yuio, OF. lady 81 pleasU, - the
ready Ia advance to tho parents n certa sum
o menoS; say s.h or s5l. or In worry exceptional
cnses pei hsIs 500. The Girl. her parents. and
=, slicIy ,herennnn enter mo u bond for her
ordinary conditions for three years. or until
tho Htop hrtiGn IT hor earnings which goes to
the keeper ltheOrcticnlly nNe-hn:l is SUFFICIENT
10 rcr,,np him Tor The sum advanced. togeiher
with his outlay lor her clothes aud bonrj
Should she wish 70 ienye before, the complete
reimbursement She ntust refund all tho money
advanced or expended for her UP to that time
J! she runs away. tho keeper recovers possos-
sion II her by 4, civil action for debt against
her ralents mud .nrcty. n sort OF parody 81 the
Lrt:esoine net Jon Tor restitution OF conjuga
, ,iiGhis Lni sho can escape altogether ~ get
ihepi % .c,tle Tho dcit. When her time has
eefnIrrd. 4 nm rafundlnr process is completes.
clio tx AZ liberty I" leave or to roansage herself
for another term. II 1t is not complete she has
no choice. Ant it requires little knowledge
q 81 .he =. mc'l'ods Of the trade to know, that
n.ss on Tho girls rart, Therefore. she stays
ana STAYS. She j., not allowed to 60 outside
,he loshi|aga without IL kansatsu or local ro-
lice pas, and even then she would probably DO
ncrompan ed by hor maid ind male Ar enIant.
ihs examination takes place officially every