Ukiyo ( 浮世 , 'floating/fleeting/transient world') is the Japanese term used to describe the urban lifestyle and culture , especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of Edo period Japan (1600–1867). Ukiyo culture developed in Yoshiwara , the licensed red-light district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo ), the site of many brothels frequented by Japan's growing middle class . A prominent author of the ukiyo genre was Ihara Saikaku , who wrote The Life of an Amorous Woman . Ukiyo culture also arose in other cities, such as Osaka and Kyoto .
4-463: Floating World may refer to: Society [ edit ] Ukiyo ("floating, fleeting, or transient world"), the urban lifestyle, especially the pleasure-seeking aspects, of Edo-period Japan (1600–1867) Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Floating World (Anathallo album) , 2006 Floating World (Jade Warrior album) , 1974 Songs [ edit ] " The Floating World ",
8-485: A 1976 song by English rock band Soft Machine . " The Floating World ", a 2002 instrumental by Scottish rock band Simple Minds , written by Vince Clarke , which closes their studio album Cry . Tours [ edit ] The Floating World Tour , a 2002 music tour by Scottish rock band Simple Minds named after their instrumental "The Floating World". Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
12-418: The floating world", had their origins in these districts, and often depicted scenes of the floating world itself such as geisha , kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, samurai , merchants, and prostitutes . The term "ukiyo" in medieval Japan was associated with Buddhism and meant "this transient, unreliable world". When written as meaning "the floating world", is also an ironic, homophonous allusion to
16-529: The title Floating World . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Floating_World&oldid=951461411 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ukiyo The famous Japanese woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e , or "pictures of
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