Shinmachi Yukaku that had Yugiri tayu (the highest ranked courtesan) in Osaka, Shimabara Yukaku that had Yoshino Tayu in Kyoto and Yoshiwara Yukaku that had Takao tayu in Edo were called three major red-light districts (another opinion includes Maruyama Yukaku in Nagasaki (Nagasaki City).
大阪の夕霧太夫のいる新町遊廓、京都の吉野太夫のいる嶋原、江戸の高尾太夫のいる吉原の遊廓は、三大遊廓（長崎・丸山(長崎市)を入れる説もある）と呼称された。