#warishimada

     It was worn by single town girls between the ages of 17-19 years old. It was also commonly seen on Torioi (鳥追い) and Yaba-onna (矢場女). Torioi were female street performers who wore braided hats and carried shamisens or fans to perform during the Dochu no Torioi (i.e. the “Driving off the birds parade”), a procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house. Yaba-onna are prostitutes that work in brothels disguised as archery ranges. As a sign os such a prostitute, it seems the tegara tied to the tail of the topknot was meant to hang long. As a result, this hairstyle was never worn by women of the samurai or noble court classes.

  This hairstyle is a variation of the Tsubushi-shimada. In this style, the front of the topknot is split open to reveal a piece of loosely bound cotton (or brocade) to match the one tied around the tail of the topknot. This style is very similar to Yuiwata Kuzushi (ゆいわたくずし), where the basis is the Yuiwata hairstyle. However, because this style prefers to uses silk crepe instead of shibori, it has a more mature and “older sister” feel than Yuiwata does. It was 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. It seems that if the tegara tied to the tail of the topknot was to hang long, it would be a sign that the woman was a prostitute.

   This hairstyle is a variation of the Tsubushi-shimada. In this style, the front of the topknot is split open to reveal a piece of loosely bound cotton (or brocade) to match the one tied around the tail of the topknot. This style is very similar to Yuiwata Kuzushi (ゆいわたくずし), where the basis is the Yuiwata hairstyle. However, because this style prefers to uses silk crepe instead of shibori, it has a more mature and “older sister” feel than Yuiwata does. It was 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. It seems that if the tegara tied to the tail of the topknot was to hang long, it would be a sign that the woman was a prostitute.

     This hairstyle is named after the female protagonist of the bunraku story “Oshun-Denbei Shinju-setsu,” a female prostitute from Pontochou known as Oshun. It was common on girls ages 6-15. It appears to be a variation of the Wari-Shimada, with a bridge of hair over the classic Wari-Shimada topknot. Today, is this a choice for maiko to wear during Setsubun.

    This hairstyle is a variation of the Tsubushi-shimada. In this style, the front of the topknot is split open to reveal a piece of loosely bound cotton (or brocade) to match the one tied around the tail of the topknot. This style is very similar to Yuiwata Kuzushi (ゆいわたくずし), where the basis is the Yuiwata hairstyle. However, because this style prefers to uses silk crepe instead of shibori, it has a more mature and “older sister” feel than Yuiwata does. It was 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. It seems that if the tegara tied to the tail of the topknot was to hang long, it would be a sign that the woman was a prostitute.