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Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2023/11/blog-post_22.html

Nihongami: Historical Overview - Part 01B

Historical Time Period: Nara Period (710-794 CE)

Hairstyle Name: Zujouni Motodori (頭上二髻) lit. “Two Sky High Topknots"

     During the Nara period of Japanese history (710-794 CE), the ancient Japanese government was still experiencing strong Chinese and Korean influences on Japanese clothing and hairstyles. 

     This is a hairstyle found in haniwa, hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period (330-538 CE). The hair tied on top of the head is divided into two and tied into a topknot. In the Manyoshu (8th-century anthology of Japanese poetry), this hairstyle is called "角髪, Kakukami'' (lit. "antler hair") and in later generations, it was called agemaki.

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Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2023/08/blog-post_11.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Ume-ware (梅割れ) lit. “Broken Plum”

    This hairstyle is a variation of the ichogaeshi style and was worn only by girls and young women during the Meiji period. It appears that the youngest girls with long enough hair wore momoware, then transitioned to ume-ware or toujin-mage, and then finally moved on to the ichogaeshi hairstyle. Ume-ware may have been originally known as Ume-musubi (梅結び).

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Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2020/12/katahazusi_31.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 02

Hairstyle Name: Katahazushi (片外し) lit. “Fallen Leaf”

    This hairstyle is a type of kougai-mage and often features a shiitake (or mushroom) shaped tabo. To create this hairstyle, the hair on the lower back of the head is fixed into the form a disk using “bintsuke abura” wax. The remaining hair is combed into a loop. During the second half of the Edo period, this hairstyle was commonly worn by the subservient ladies serving in the households of high-ranking samurai. It was also the definitive hairstyle of a class of women in the Ooku known as O-Churo.

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Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2023/07/blog-post_10.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 01

Hairstyle Name: Bai-mage (ばい髷) lit. “Mollusk Topknot”

   The name and shape of this hairstyle is meant to be a pun on both the Japanese Babylon mollusk and the spinning top toy made from that mollusk called the “baigoma” (貝独楽). The first syllable, “bai,” is a known abbreviated reference to both objects. This hairstyle was popular from the mid-18th century to the Meiji era.

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Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2021/01/touzinmage.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Toujin-mage (唐人髷) lit. “Chinese Topknot”

   This hairstyle is a variation of momoware and was worn from the late Edo period to the Meiji. This style was introduced by the courtesans and kamuro of the Yoshiwara, although it would eventually become a common hairstyle among 12-18 year old town girls. Kamuro would use very gorgeous kanzashi, while town girls would use more frugal decorations.

    Unlike momoware, this hairstyle is not closed at the top of the topknot. This  way you can see the tegara at the top and bottom of the topknot. It is distinct from wareshinobu, which is created in a completely different way. With toujin-mage, kanokodome cannot be used as they are with the wareshinobu hairstyle.

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Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2023/09/blog-post_12.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Tsunokuri-mage (つのくり髷) lit. “??” // Debeso (でべそ) lit. "Protruding Navel"

    This style of the kougai-mage family of nihongami was worn by women approaching middle age during the Genroku period (1688-1704).

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Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2021/07/tsubushisimada.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Tsubushi Shimada (つぶし島田) lit. “Crushed Rice Paddy Island”

    This hairstyle is a variation of the Shimada-mage established during the Tenpo period (1830-1844 CE) in the Edo era. It was a huge trend at that time, especially between yuujo and brothel owners. There's no cushion at the root of the tail, so the tail appears to have been “crushed.” Such a style was recognized as “iki,” or chic, and considered the opposite of the “taka-shimada.”

     It was widely popular among all women of Japanese society. The lower base of the topknot, giving it the appearance that it has been crushed, is what gives this style its name. Enhancements to this topknot, in the form of kanzashi, kanoko, and chirimen, would help to identify the age and status of the wearer.

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Nihongami: Hairstyles of the Karyukai - Tayuu, Shinzo & Kamuro

Historical Time Period: Mid-Edo Period - 2nd Half (1753-1789)

Hairstyle Name: Otoko Genroku (男元禄) lit. “Genroku Man”

     This hairstyle is different from its sibling style, the Onna Genroku, in that the topmost gathering of hair is styled in a tall, shaku-like pattern, compared to that of the female style. These hairstyles are a reference to the loud, flamboyant gender-fluid style of fashion during the Genroku period of Japanese history, a time when men and women dressed so alike you couldn’t always tell them apart on sight.

Source: https://twitter.com/ayaka8700119/status/1422139436091858945?s=20&t=RTw8vji0nnrT49GNC_P94Q