ABSTRACT
TheJokan-jitempleatMinowa,andtheDotetsuontthe bank(theNihon-dzutsumi),wereformerlythefixedburial placesoftheYoshiwarayi1;jowhodiedduringtheirtermsof serv1ceandwhohadnopersontotakechargeoftheirremams.SincetheRestoration,however,theregulationsofthe prostitutequartershavingbeenaltered,theburialofayujo inthesecemeteriesisarareoccurrence.
