ABSTRACT

Uptothe20thyearofMeiji,bothbrothelsandIM:kite-Jaya wereinthehabitoffreelydistributinghand-billsforthepurposeofattractingguests,butsincethenallclassesofadvertisements,havingfortheirobjecttheenticingofvisitorsto prostitutequarters,havebeenstrictlyprohibitedbythe authorities.Underthesecircumstances,itmayproveinterestingtoreproducesomespecimensoftheoldhand-bills issuedbyenterprisingbrothel-keepersinpasttimes,and accordinglytheyareprintedbelow.