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Cecilia Segawa Seigle "Yoshiwara" available on Google Books - chronology towards the end
Cecilia Segawa Seigle "Yoshiwara" available on Google Books - chronology towards the end
"As the early Yoshiwara was primarily a place of entertainment and socializing, sex was a discreet and secondary aspect of the business. Indeed, Edward Seidensticker has gone so far as to liken an evening at the Yoshiwara to an afternoon of tea." - Seigle. p152.