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Antique nihongami katsura (wig) in a display case. The yuiwata hairstyle. Many hairstyles now labelled nihongami were developed during the Edo period, when a preference amongst women for long, flowing hairstyles transitioned towards more elaborate, upswept styles, featuring buns at the back of the neck and 'wings' at either side of the head.
Bonten kanzashi are typically only worn with the katsuyama (勝山) and fukiwa (吹輪) hairstyles. Miokuri (見送り) Strip-like metal hair ornaments seen at the back of some hairstyles, hanging down from the central bun. Both maiko, tayū and oiran re-enactors wear miokuri, with the miokuri of courtesans being longer and curled up at the end.
There are five different hairstyles that a maiko wears, which mark the different stages of her apprenticeship. The nihongami hairstyle with kanzashi hair ornaments are most closely associated with maiko, [50] who spend hours each week at the hairdresser and sleep on special pillows (takamakura) to preserve the elaborate styling.
This style is most common among women. Bouffant: A style distinguished by smooth hair that is heightened and given extra fullness over teasing in the fringe area. Bowl cut: Named for the shape of the style as much as for a once-common method of achieving it (i.e. using a bowl to style the cut by placing it on the head and trimming the open hair).
A young woman wearing very formal Japanese dress, 2010; note the katsuyama-style nihongami wig with attached locks and numerous kanzashi, paired with a formal brocade uchikake overkimono. The economic collapse of the 1990s bankrupted much of the kimono industry [7]: 129 and ended a number of expensive practices.
Coiffed with nihongami hairstyle of the Edo Period. ― Santō Kyōden Hakoiri musume menya ningyō (1791) [ 1 ] Ningyo ( 人魚 , "human fish") , as the name suggests, is a creature with both human and fish-like features, described in various pieces of Japanese literature .
Datsun advertisement featuring Takiko Mizunoe. In addition, the lifestyle changed drastically, and from the time of the 1928 Japanese general election (which introduced universal male suffrage) onwards, it became common for some workers to abandon women's kimono (Japanese clothes) and Nihongami (Japanese hair), in favor of Western clothing, cut hair, and hats.
The style of hikizuri worn by most maiko features long, furisode-style sleeves, and may feature tucks sewn horizontally into the sleeves and vertically along the shoulders; this is a holdover from before WWII, when maiko often began their training at a young age, and would remove the tucks as they grew.