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In [[1793]], when he was in his early thirties, he opened a tobacconist's shop in the Kyôbashi district of Edo<ref>Between [[Edo castle]] to the west and the [[Sumidagawa]] to the east, near where [[Tokyo Station]] stands today.</ref>; he would often mention or depict his own shop in his writings and print designs. Kyôden is said to have devoted his days to the shop, and his nights to the pleasure districts. He bought out the contract of his favorite courtesan, Tama-no-i, in [[1797]], and took her as his second wife.<ref>[[Timon Screech|Screech, Timon]]. "Tobacco in Edo Period Japan." in Gilman, Sander and Zhou Xun (eds.) ''Smoke: A Global History of Smoking''. London: Reaktion Books, 2004. p98.</ref>

In [[1793]], when he was in his early thirties, he opened a tobacconist's shop in the Kyôbashi district of Edo<ref>Between [[Edo castle]] to the west and the [[Sumidagawa]] to the east, near where [[Tokyo Station]] stands today.</ref>; he would often mention or depict his own shop in his writings and print designs. Kyôden is said to have devoted his days to the shop, and his nights to the pleasure districts. He bought out the contract of his favorite courtesan, Tama-no-i, in [[1797]], and took her as his second wife.<ref>[[Timon Screech|Screech, Timon]]. "Tobacco in Edo Period Japan." in Gilman, Sander and Zhou Xun (eds.) ''Smoke: A Global History of Smoking''. London: Reaktion Books, 2004. p98.</ref>

He lived for a time within the [[Yoshiwara]], marrying two ''[[shinzo|shinzô]]''<ref>Teenage attendants who had not yet become full-fledged courtesans, or those who wouldn't or couldn't become full-fledged courtesans on account of not possessing the beauty, wit, and/or various skills necessary.</ref> over the course of his life and becoming quite familiar ('''[[tsu|tsû]]'') with the names and identities of the various courtesans and teahouses, and with the ways of the district<ref>Seigle. p150.</ref>, becoming a rather prominent personality within the Yoshiwara, and the Floating World of Edo more broadly.

He lived for a time within the [[Yoshiwara]], marrying two ''[[shinzo|shinzô]]''<ref>Teenage attendants who had not yet become full-fledged courtesans, or those who wouldn't or couldn't become full-fledged courtesans on account of not possessing the beauty, wit, and/or various skills necessary.</ref> over the course of his life and becoming quite familiar (''[[tsu|tsû]]'') with the names and identities of the various courtesans and teahouses, and with the ways of the district<ref>Seigle. p150.</ref>, becoming a rather prominent personality within the Yoshiwara, and the Floating World of Edo more broadly. One of his wives took up work as a [[barber|hairdresser]], reportedly even purchasing or being granted a license to serve as the official barber for the [[cho|neighborhood]], serving as an official agent for the local neighborhood government.<ref>Tom Gaubatz, "A Barbershop on Every Corner: Urban Space and Identity Performance in the Fiction of Shikitei Sanba," guest lecture, UC Santa Barbara, 7 Jan 2016. </ref>

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