The urbanization also began in the south, west and north of Edo, and Ueno (Taito Ward) and Asakusa on the peripheries of Edo developed into amusement districts, and the Yoshiwara yukaku (red-light district) became located outside of this area.
南・西・北にも都市化の波は及び、外延部の上野(台東区)、浅草が盛り場として発展、さらに外側には吉原遊郭が置かれていた。