# oiran

> high-ranking courtesan in Japan, whose occupation arose in the Edo period and was largely replaced by geisha by the late 19th century

**Wikidata**: [Q570749](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q570749)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oiran)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/oiran


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013