ward , ▁the ▁young ▁k ab uki ▁actors ▁are ▁more ▁like ▁prost it utes ▁to ▁the ▁older ▁towns men ; ▁however , ▁recre ational ▁sex ▁was ▁taken ▁for ▁granted ▁in ▁E do ▁period ▁Japan , ▁therefore ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁towns men ▁and ▁the ▁k ab uki ▁actors ▁are ▁still ▁considered ▁rom antic ▁accounts . ▁ ▁Pref ace ▁Sa ik aku ▁claimed ▁that ▁heaven ▁and ▁earth ▁in ▁Japanese ▁myth ology ▁are ▁bound ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁that ▁two ▁male ▁lo vers ▁are ▁bound . ▁Women ▁managed ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁men ▁since ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁he ▁added , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁am usement ▁to ▁retired ▁old ▁men , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁way ▁that ▁women ▁can ▁be ▁worthy ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁hand some ▁youth . ▁ ▁Section ▁One ▁Love : ▁The ▁Cont est ▁Between ▁Two ▁Forces ▁The ▁ABC s ▁of ▁Boy ▁Love ▁Within ▁the ▁F ence : ▁P ine , ▁Map le , ▁and ▁a ▁Will ow ▁Wa ist ▁Love ▁Let ter ▁Sent ▁in ▁a ▁Sea ▁Bass ▁Imp licated ▁by ▁His ▁Diam ond ▁C rest ▁ ▁Section ▁Two ▁A ▁S word ▁His ▁Only ▁M emento ▁Though ▁Bear ing ▁an ▁Um bre lla , ▁he ▁Was ▁R ained ▁Upon ▁His ▁Head ▁Sh aved ▁on ▁the ▁Path ▁of ▁Dream s ▁Alo es wood ▁Boy ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Night ing ale ▁in ▁the ▁Snow ▁ ▁Section ▁Three ▁Gr ud ge ▁Prov oked ▁by ▁a ▁S edge ▁Hat ▁T ort ured ▁to ▁Death ▁with ▁Snow ▁on ▁His