Edo-period labour camp for vagrants and petty criminals
Historical term for a facility established in 1790 by the Edo shogunate where homeless people, drifters, and minor offenders were confined and put to work, often learning a trade.
The labour camp was a facility in the Edo period that housed vagrants and petty criminals and provided vocational training.
Standard historical term for the Edo-period labour camp.
Variant spelling with 寄せ; both forms refer to the same institution.
Compound of 人足 (にんそく, 'labourer') and 寄場 (よせば, 'gathering place'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the term directly describes the function of the institution.