Institute of prostitution in Japanese culture

  • Yuliya A. Yarotskaya Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, 17 Rabkaraŭskaja Street, Minsk 220007, Belarus

Abstract

The article deals with the historical and cultural aspects of the development of prostitution in the Japanese islands. The text gives a reflection of prostitution in the literary monuments. It is dealt with the history of the unification of all the houses of pleasure in a single quarter (for example, the Yoshiwara’s quarter in modern Tokyo). The text gives a description of the various classes of courtesans (tayū, kōshi, sancha) and kamuro, their personal students. In addition, the article provides a description of tea houses which was intended for the provision of sexual services by courtesans.

Author Biography

Yuliya A. Yarotskaya, Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts, 17 Rabkaraŭskaja Street, Minsk 220007, Belarus

PhD (cultural studies); senior lecturer at the department of intercultural communication, faculty of cultural studies and socio-cultural work.

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Published
2020-10-27
Keywords: prostitution, courtesans, Yoshiwara, quarter of pleasure, tayū, kōshi, sancha, kamuro, tea house
How to Cite
Yarotskaya, Y. A. (2020). Institute of prostitution in Japanese culture. Human in the Socio-Cultural Dimension, 2, 52-56. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/pitscd/article/view/3235
Issue
No 2 (2020): Human in the Socio-Сultural Dimension
Section
World and National Culture