#ichougaeshi

    Today, is worn by maiko during Setsubun or by the senior maiko of Pontocho as part of a series of hairstyles signifying the arrival of her erikae. In the Edo period, it was probably worn by single town girls between the ages of 17-19 years old. It was never worn by women of the samurai or court noble classes.

  This hairstyle was worn from the Edo period to the Meiji period. It is a hairstyle that could easily be seen on young girls to an elderly woman. However, for young girls, umeware was the common hairstyle until they became old enough to wear ichogaeshi. It was very popular by the name listed here in Tokyo, however, in the Kyoto-Osaka area, this same style was known as the Chou-chou, or “butterfly,” style. Momoware and Toujin-mage are styles evolved from Ichogaeshi.

   This hairstyle was worn from the Edo period to the Meiji period. It is a hairstyle that could easily be seen on young girls to an elderly woman. However, for young girls, umeware was the common hairstyle until they became old enough to wear ichogaeshi. It was very popular by the name listed here in Tokyo, however, in the Kyoto-Osaka area, this same style was known as the Chou-chou, or “butterfly,” style. Momoware and Toujin-mage are styles evolved from Ichogaeshi.

    This hairstyle was worn from the Edo period to the Meiji period. It is a hairstyle that could easily be seen on young girls to an elderly woman. However, for young girls, umeware was the common hairstyle until they became old enough to wear ichogaeshi. It was very popular by the name listed here in Tokyo, however, in the Kyoto-Osaka area, this same style was known as the Chou-chou, or “butterfly,” style. Momoware and Toujin-mage are styles evolved from Ichogaeshi. 

    This hairstyle was worn from the Edo period to the Meiji period. It is a hairstyle that could easily be seen on young girls to an elderly woman. However, for young girls, umeware was the common hairstyle until they became old enough to wear ichogaeshi. It was very popular by the name listed here in Tokyo, however, in the Kyoto-Osaka area, this same style was known as the Chou-chou, or “butterfly,” style. Momoware and Toujin-mage are styles evolved from Ichogaeshi. 

     Today, is worn by maiko during Setsubun or by the senior maiko of Pontocho as part of a series of hairstyles signifying the arrival of her erikae. In the Edo period, it was probably worn by single town girls between the ages of 17-19 years old. It was never worn by women of the samurai or court noble classes.

    This hairstyle is a combination of the Shimada (島田) and Ichougaeshi (銀杏返し). In this style, the topknot has the tail portion (just like the Shimada), but has from portion of the forelock divided into two loops of hair (just like the Ichougaeshi) coming out perpendicular to the topknot. Then, a piece of loosely bound cotton (or brocade) is tied around the loops of the topknot where they intersect. In the Edo period, it was probably worn by very young girls.