Talk:Yoshiwara
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[edit] Expansion & Importance
The courtesans, geisha, and the rest of the community of the Yoshiwara were extremely influential in Edo culture. Everything that we look at today as the high points of Edo culture - kimono fashions, ukiyo-e, kabuki, stories of the Yoshiwara itself, along with kyoka, senryu, kibyoshi, and sharebon - were all very heavily influenced or inspired by the Yoshiwara. Thus, I have moved this article to High, and am recommending serious expansion. Entire books have been written on this subject, and while much of that material probably resides on the geisha page or other articles, there is plenty pertaining specifically to the Yoshiwara that could be added here. LordAmeth 10:22, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
