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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.
Marie Yanaka (谷中 麻里衣, born August 30, 1990 in Tokyo) is a Japanese news caster, commentator, journalist and the 2011 winner of the Miss Nippon ("Miss Japan" in Japanese) beauty pageant. [1] She graduated from the faculty of law at Keio University .
The style at this time was to wear long, loose, straight hair. "Floor-length black tresses were considered the height of beauty." [4] The 11th-century novel The Tale of Genji (源氏物語, Genji monogatari) describes women showing off their long, flowing hair. Tosa Mitsuoki—Portrait of Murasaki Shikibu. Taregami
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Ganguro (ガングロ) is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women which peaked in popularity around the year 2000 and evolved from gyaru.. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo were the centres of ganguro fashion; it was started by rebellious youth who contradicted the traditional Japanese concept of beauty; pale skin, dark hair and neutral makeup tones.
Seiko-chan cut (聖子ちゃんカット) is a popular name for a kind of feathered hairstyle, named after and popularized by Japanese pop singer and idol Seiko Matsuda, although the hairstyle itself predated Matsuda's debut. The hairstyle was popular among young Japanese women in the 80s.
Kanzashi were first used in Japan during the Jōmon period. During that time, the wearing of a single thin rod or stick was considered to hold powers to ward off evil spirits, with people wearing them in their hair for protective purposes. [citation needed] The Jōmon period also saw the introduction of hair combs.
Hiromi Shinhata (新畑 博美, Shinhata Hiromi, born March 21, 1990 in the Philippines), [1] better known simply as Hiromi, is a Japanese fashion model who has been active in the professional and commercial modeling fields since the late 2000s.