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

Hairstyle Name: Tayuu Shimada (太夫島田) lit. “Thick Husband Island Rice Paddy”

    This hairstyle is a variation on the Shimada style that was worn in the second half of the Edo period by high-ranking courtesans, known as Tayuu, in the Shimabara pleasure quarters in Kyoto.