Geisha (both male and female) were in great demand for a gathering of merchants or entertaining business contracts, so naturally, such Geisha who had run away from their hometown settled in Fukagawa.
商人同士の会合や接待の場に欠かせないのは芸者（男女を問わず）の存在であったために自然発生的にほかの土地から出奔した芸者が深川に居を構えた。