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In the post-town of [[Odawara-juku]], in the 19th century, ten travelers stayed at a given inn on average each night, with each traveler paying 220 ''[[currency|mon]]'' per night. This would include meals. Extrapolating from this figure, we can estimate that the innkeeper made around 2,200 ''mon'' per day, or 800,000 ''mon'' (= 123 ''ryô'') per year in total revenues. After accounting for taxes and operating costs, the inn can be estimated to have made about 49 ''ryô'' or 39 ''[[koku]]'' a year.
In the post-town of [[Odawara-juku]], in the 19th century, ten travelers stayed at a given inn on average each night, with each traveler paying 220 ''[[currency|mon]]'' per night. This would include meals. Extrapolating from this figure, we can estimate that the innkeeper made around 2,200 ''mon'' per day, or 800,000 ''mon'' (= 123 ''ryô'') per year in total revenues. After accounting for taxes and operating costs, the inn can be estimated to have made about 49 ''ryô'' or 39 ''[[koku]]'' a year.
''Hatagoya'' typically also provided travelers the opportunity for a [[bathing|bath]], or to hire [[courtesans]], among other amenities. Many were explicitly identified as ''meshimori hatagoya'' (where ''[[meshimori onna]]'', serving girls who doubled as prostitutes, were available) or as ''hira hatagoya'' (where they were not).<ref>Gallery labels, Futagawajuku honjin shiryôkan, Toyohashi, Aichi prefecture.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/44485626520/sizes/h/]</ref>
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==References==
==References==
*Plaques on-site at Odawara-juku nariwai kôryûkan, Odawara.
*Plaques on-site at Odawara-juku nariwai kôryûkan, Odawara.
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[[Category:Edo Period]]
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[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
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