ABSTRACT
Theuseoft.suJi-ka,qo(palanquin)bythegeneralpublic waspermittedfromtheGenrokuera(1688-1703),butthe numberoftheseconveyancesinYedowaslimitedtoone hundredonly!People,therefore,wereinthehabitofvisiting theYoshiwaraonhorseback.[Thenameofastreetinthe Yoshiwara-Uma-michi(Horse-street)-testifiestothefact thathorsesusedtopasstoandfromthequarter.]Lateron thepalanquintrafficincreased,butwiththeappearanceofthe Meiji(present)period,kagodroppedoutoffashion.
