Whispering among bald and shinzo - Behind the scenes in Yoshiwara that supported the oiran (Edo period)

Whispering among bald and shinzo - Behind the scenes in Yoshiwara that supported the oiran (Edo period)

In the Yoshiwara of the Edo period (1603-1868), the bald and the shinzo played an important role in supporting the oiran. The bald girl was a girl of about 10 years old, who learned the language and manners of the oiran while taking care of the oiran's personal belongings, and became a shinzo to become an independent oiran. The shinzou assisted the oiran in serving customers and making preparations, and were responsible for the store's credibility. In the tatami room where the oiran greeted customers, the shinzou would stand back and observe the customers, whispering to each other, "Today's customer seems generous," or "That person is a Kyo no Kotoba. Such exchanges were not mere rumors, but part of the practice of detecting the character and financial power of customers, and were a valuable source of information for the oiran. Yoshiwara at that time was a place of socializing that embodied the best of merchant culture, and the whispers of bald and shinzo were moments of tens
ion and curiosity, of learning and growth. In the quiet conversations behind the oiran, the girls' life training and Edo's wisdom to recognize people's subtleties, which were hidden behind the glamorous Yoshiwara, were alive.