On the other hand, the area also developed as a hot spring resort with a nightlife district, and especially the red-light area (area of brothels where one can bathe with the prostitutes) had been a major obstacle, which came in the way of the holidaymakers and tourists coming to the resort area.
その一方で歓楽温泉としても発展し、なかでも風俗街（特殊浴場群。いわゆるソープランド街。）は行楽、観光客誘致の大きな障碍となっていた。