楊よう弓きゅう場ば

noun

archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)

Historical term for an archery range, often associated with Edo-period entertainment districts where it could serve as a discreet front for a brothel.

See also: 楊弓 · 矢場 (やば)

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、楊よう弓きゅう場ばは遊あそび場ばとして庶しょ民みんに親したしまれたが、中なかには売ばい春しゅんの場ばとなっているものもあった。

  In the Edo period, archery ranges were popular among commoners as places of amusement, but some also functioned as brothels.