Archery field

Japanese: 楊弓場 - ようきゅうば

〘noun〙 A house where people could play archery for a fee. It came into being around the Kyowa period ( 1801-04 ) in the Edo period, and was set up in shrine grounds and entertainment districts, with women who would catch arrows to attract customers and secretly engage in lewd activities. After 1886 ( Meiji 19 ), regulations became stricter and the place gradually fell into disuse. Arrow range. Archery shop. Archery store. Earthen archery range. *Zappai・Ura Wakaba (1732) "An archery range where arrows for pocket money are used up"

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Japanese:

〘名〙料金を取って楊弓の遊戯をさせる家。江戸時代、享和（一八〇一‐〇四）ごろ起こり、神社の境内や盛り場などに設けられ、矢取り女を置いて客を呼び、ひそかに淫をひさぐこともあった。明治一九年（一八八六）以後、取締りがきびしくなり、次第にさびれた。矢場。楊弓店。楊弓屋。土弓場。※雑俳・裏若葉（1732）「腰銭の矢だねを尽す楊弓場」

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