Editing Sacred prostitution (section)

===Japan===
During the [[Kamakura period]], many [[Shinto shrine|shrines]] and temples, which provided for {{Transliteration|ja|[[miko]]}}, fell into bankruptcy. [[Wandering miko|Some miko started travelling in search of livelihood]] and came to be known as {{Transliteration|ja|aruki miko}} (歩き巫女 lit. walking shrine-maiden). While aruki miko primarily provided religious services, they were also widely associated with prostitution.{{sfn|Kuly|2003|p=199}} However, no religious reasons for miko prostitution are known, and hence the act might be unrelated to sacred prostitution.