ABSTRACT
Inthe"YosMwam-Daizen"(tfjlj(:k~)itisstatedthatthe customofcallingtheproprietorofabrothel"lcutsuwa"came intovoguewhentheprostitutequarterwassituatedatYanagicho.TheplacewaslaidoutintheformofaJapanesebridlebit(lcutsuwa=abit.:shapedlikeacrossmolinewithina circle)andthehouseswerebuiltinthatshape,soitbecame thefashionforvisitorstocallthebrothelslcutsuwa.
