toy bow archery range; archery range (sometimes a brothel front)
Archaic term for an establishment where customers could shoot small bows (楊弓) for entertainment; sometimes served as a disguised brothel. Cross-referenced with 楊弓場.
See also: 楊弓場
In the Edo period, toy bow archery ranges were popular as entertainment spots, but some served as fronts for prostitution.
Compound of 楊弓 (toy bow) and 店 (shop). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is now archaic.