During the early Meiji period, Fuji YOSHIMURA moved to Soemon-cho, Hanamachi (geisha districts) in Osaka Minami, and started Yoshimura school which mainly showed the dances performed in a party in a Japanese style room, such as jiutamai (jiuta dance) and so on.
明治初期、吉村ふじは大阪ミナミの花街・宗右衛門町に移り、地唄舞などの座敷舞を本分とする吉村流を起こした。