ABSTRACT
Inthe"Yoshiwara0-kagami,"(timl:kli"GreatMirror oftheYoshiwara")itismentionedthattheoriginofthe commonexpressioninformerdaysof"Choyeyuku"(going toCho)-meaning"goingtotheYoshiwara"-wasasfollows: FormerlythestreetsoftheYoshiwarawerelaidoutinthe shapeofacross,butafterwardsoneoftheentranceswasclosed, changingthecrossintoashapelikethatoftheChinese character"Cho"(T),hencethesaying.Inlatertimesthis expressionwaschanged,andnowadayspeoplespeakofgoingto theYoshiwaraas"nalcayeyuku"(togoinside").
