Crab Island

...This is a record by the Chinese literature scholar Oe Masafusa of the prostitutes of Eguchi and Kanzaki. According to it, at the time, the Kanzaki River, which was a key transportation point from the west to Kyoto, had developed pleasure quarters such as Eguchi, Kanzaki, and Kanijima. The prostitutes would approach passing boats in small boats to pick up customers, and there were so many of them that the water was no longer visible, and the customers would forget about their hometowns and families as they enjoyed themselves.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Crab Island" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…漢文学者大江匡房が，江口や神崎の遊女たちの様を書き記したもの。それによると，当時西国から京への交通の要所にあたる神崎川には江口，神崎，蟹島などの遊里が発達していた。遊女たちは小舟に乗って通行する舟に近づき客をとるが，その数は水面が見えなくなるくらい多く，客は故郷や家族のことを忘れて遊んだという。…

※「蟹島」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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