archery range; archery ground
A place for archery practice or competition. In modern contexts, it may refer to a facility or a designated area.
An archery range is set up in a corner of the park.
brothel disguised as an archery range
Historical term for an Edo-period brothel that operated under the guise of an archery range. Often associated with 楊弓場 (yōkyūba).
See also: 楊弓場
In the Edo period, there were brothels called yaba.
The customers competed with their skill by shooting arrows at the archery range.
It's said that he used to visit the archery-range brothel almost every night.
prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range
Compound of 矢 (ya, 'arrow') and 場 (ba, 'place'). The historical brothel sense arose from establishments that used archery as a front.