ABSTRACT

Thenotesofthesesongsarestillrememberedbysome persons.Singersoflcomuro-bushiintheolddaysmaybe comparedtothepeoplewhogoroundthebrothelsnowadays singingribaldsongs,holcai-bushi,andhayari-uta.

The"YedoKwagaiEnlcalcu-shi"(ITJ=i1~fflm":¥~t=Annals ofthe"Flowerquarters"ofYedo)saysthatitwillbeinterestingtomentionthechiefregulareventswhichoccurinthe Yoshiwara-someofwhichstillsurvive-alltheyearround.