矢や場ば

noun

archery range; archery ground

A place for archery practice or competition. In modern contexts, it may refer to a facility or a designated area.

• 公こう園えんの一いっ角かくに矢や場ばが設もうけられている。

  An archery range is set up in a corner of the park.

noun

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

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、矢や場ばと称しょうする遊ゆう郭かくが存そん在ざいした。

  In the Edo period, there were brothels called yaba.