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Modern sumo wrestler Tochiazuma with an ōichō-style chonmage. In modern Japan, the only remaining wearers of the chonmage are sumo wrestlers and kabuki actors. [6] Given the uniqueness of the style in modern times, the Japan Sumo Association employs specialist hairdressers called tokoyama to cut and prepare sumo wrestlers' hair.
Kepatsu. The noblewomen of the early 7th century would wear their hair "very high and boxy at the front, with a sickle-shaped ponytail at the back, sometimes called "hair bound with a red string."" [1] They would call this hairstyle "keppatsu" because it was inspired by the Chinese fashion of the era. [2]
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.
No matter your hair type or length, these ponytail hairstyles will up your hair game. The ideas are easy enough for everyday wear and look super stylish, too.
Because the side pony is back.
Austrian footballer Sarah Puntigam with a ponytail. A ponytail is a hairstyle in which some, most, or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip, or other similar accessory and allowed to hang freely from that point.
A hairstyle where the hair is arranged into a knot, usually at the back, crown, or top of the head. See also chignon. Chignon: A specific type of bun that is smoothly wrapped at the base of the neck. Croydon facelift: A tight ponytail worn at the top of the head, giving the effect of a facelift as it pulls the facial skin upwards.
Though not known as the hime cut at the time, the name "hime cut" seems to have been retroactively applied in association with princesses of the Heian aristocracy, due to their depiction in media with the hairstyle. A 1970s idol, Megumi Asaoka, is known in Japan for popularizing the hime cut, which became her trademark. [5] [6]