Though, there were many yujo who were redeemed and got married or kept by a man; there were also some yujo who became yarite (female managers) or nuiko (literally, a girl who sews), spending their whole life in the red-light district.
しかし、それ以前に身請されて結婚、あるいは囲われる者も多く、また一部はやり手、縫い子となり、一生を廓の中で過ごす者も存在した。