遊女

history, where both brothels and prostitutes - known collectively as yūjo (遊女, lit. "woman of pleasure"), the higher ranks of which were known as oiran

in Japan during the Edo period. The oiran were considered a type of yūjo (遊女)(ja) "woman of pleasure" or prostitute. Among the oiran, the tayū (太夫) was

Japan book Wakan Sansai Zue. They go by various names, such as yexingyounu (夜行遊女, nocturnal roaming woman), tidnadishaonu (天帝少女, celestial woman), and rumuniao

history, where both brothels and prostitutes, known collectively as yūjo(遊女), the higher ranks of which were known as oiran recognised by the Japanese

Kokakuchō (姑獲鳥, or 夜行遊女, "night-going leisure woman") from the Wakan Sansai Zue by Terajima Ryōan