Ageya Teahouse - Ageyajaya

... Geisha and hokan (traditional Japanese men) would be invited there, and while they were drinking and eating, the designated prostitute would come to pick them up with her attendants, and at the appropriate time they would accompany them to the brothel. This was the usual form of entertainment. Yoshiwara had long had teahouses such as Gojuken-chaya, Amigasa-chaya, and Ageya-chaya, which served as resting places. These teahouses began to guide customers to the brothels, and as the Ageya fell into decline, they developed further, filling both sides of Nakanomachi. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ageya-chaya" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…そこで芸者，幇間（ほうかん）らを招き，酒食をとって遊ぶうちに，指名の遊女が従者をつれて迎えにくるので，適当なころに同道して遊女屋へいくのが通常の遊興形式であった。吉原には古くから五十軒茶屋，編笠茶屋，揚屋茶屋などの休息所的な茶屋があった。これらの茶屋が客を案内して妓楼へつれていくようになり，さらに揚屋が衰滅するに及んで発展し，仲の町の両側を埋めつくすほどになった。…

※「揚屋茶屋」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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