However, in rivalry with Yoshiwara, Fukagawa flourished as a shrine town of Tomioka Hachiman-gu Shrine and also as a hanamachi (a red-light district) where Japanese-style restaurants and nonlicensed brothels were concentrated.
しかしながら、吉原に対峙するように、富岡八幡宮の門前町として、料亭や岡場所の花街として栄えた。