nihongami

Historical Japanese hairstyles that traditionally denoted an aspect of the wearer's identity, such as their age, societal status or marital status.

Most nihongami styles are formed with a wax known as abura.

Outside of Japan, the most distinguishable nihongami is that of geisha and oiran, given their elaborate designs, such as the large datehyogo style.

Examples

Female

Fukumage

Karawamage

Katsuyamamage

Nihyakusankochi

Marumage

Magareito

Momoware

Mimikakushi

Seiyo age maki

Bow shimada

Yuiwata

Feixianji

Chochomage

Tabako Bon

Male

Mizura

Ring sidelocks (A variant of Mizura)

Unisex

Topknot (different size between the genders)

Chonmage or Wakashumage (Initially worn by boys; then women later on)

Zujo ni motodori ('double topknot')

See also

• single hair bun
• hair stick
• kanzashi
• Tag group:Hair styles

External links

• Wikipedia: Nihongami
• K2u.jp: History of Japanese haircuts (JP)