ABSTRACT
Sucharethe"Sevenmysteries"oftheYoshiwara,but thegreatestmysteryappearstobethefactthattheyshould havebeenacceptedasmysteriesatall.
Amongthemanywittyandepigrammaticstanzaswhich havebeencomposedbywell-knownliterarymen,thefollowinghavebeenselectedasinterestingandcharacteristic:-
"Thesightofsnowyeveningatthe0-monissobeautifulthatnomanisfoolenoughtoleavetheYoshiwarasatiated."(YomoAka,ra).
