There are countless examples of this sort of moral degeneration, which makes it difficult to judge which is acceptable, street prostitution or indoor prostitution. However, our primary goal is not to make a judgment over which is right or wrong but to offer three or four resources to make such a judgment. Therefore, without further ado let us move forward with the presentation of findings from our investigation into the Japanese-run caves in the interior, the main purpose of this series.
There might be a few remaining issues left on prostitute caves on Alexander Street, and we will have a chapter of miscellanea in the future to cover them and extra stories on the interior.
Old Kishida Still Active Today
I have mentioned that many Japanese devils in the interior have left for Japan with their women or alone. In addition, I have also mentioned that there is a bad trend where many previously straight young men are newly entering deep into the mud of cave businesses and becoming pimps. At the same time, there are also some old devils who still stay unchanged, namely, old Taizō Kishida in Fernie.
When I was writing the first series Kishida was in Blairmore. He used to own a hotel for sailors in Yokohama and migrated to the United States in 1889. He is a friend of Jinzaburō Kawamoto and Testuji Ishida who have relationships to Nelson, and apparently still likes gambling over three meals, which is odd because he is not good at it at all. It is a small city of the countryside; his white player friends call him “king of sports.” Helpless of him, indeed. He was here in 1908 or 1909.
Current Situation of Blairmore
Old Kishida owns two houses as prostitute caves in Blairmore. One of them is leased to a white pimp and the other is occupied by Motokichi Masubayashi, whom you know, who is overseeing the house on behalf of Kishida. The Japanese prostitute working there is, therefore, Masubayashi’s woman. In fact, there are only three prostitute caves in total in this town, which means that there are a small number of prostitutes. It makes the woman of our fellow markedly visible. Needless to say, this is not a good picture.