 This can be demonstrated in the way the pleasure districts in Edo and Kamigata figured prominently in plays that became popular particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries such as "Brilliance and Bravado", "Message of Love", "Five Great Powers", "Ise Dances" and "Taihei Chronicles".Female and male prostitutes also became the subjects of popular fiction, songs, pictorial art, and even travel guides.A dance style called "kamigata uta" also emerged, which was associated with the renowned geisha "hanamachi" of Gion.