樋口一葉(ひぐちいちよう)が作者(さくしゃ)で、東京の(とうきょうの)吉原遊廓(よしわらゆうかく)の近く

'Growing Up' (Takekurabe) is a classic masterpiece of modern Japanese literature written by the genius female writer Ichiyo Higuchi, who passed away at the young age of twenty-four during the Meiji period. It depicts the pure first love of children living near the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters in Tokyo, and their sorrow as they are torn apart and dragged into the cruel adult society, written in rich, emotional prose.