#wanashitenjin

 This hairstyle was first seen on courtesans in the pleasure quarters. This hairstyle was especially popular among courtesans of the “Koshi” rank, which is one level beneath those of the “Tayuu” rank. It eventually became popular among fashionable women outside of the pleasure quarters. Once it left the pleasure quarters, it would’ve been worn by merchant class women of the shitamachi areas of Tokyo.

   There was a hairstyle known as Tenjin-mage (天神髷), which was the basis for this hairstyle. Here, they stylist simply removed the side-loops. In this modified version, this hairstyle was common among women of the middle class.

  This hairstyle was first seen on courtesans in the pleasure quarters. This hairstyle was especially popular among courtesans of the “Koshi” rank, which is one level beneath those of the “Tayuu” rank. It eventually became popular among fashionable women outside of the pleasure quarters. Once it left the pleasure quarters, it would’ve been worn by merchant class women of the shitamachi areas of Tokyo.

  This hairstyle was first seen on courtesans in the pleasure quarters. This hairstyle was especially popular among courtesans of the “Koshi” rank, which is one level beneath those of the “Tayuu” rank. It eventually became popular among fashionable women outside of the pleasure quarters.