Nihongami
The traditional Japanese women's hairstyles, built from waxed hair shaped into loops and wings.
Also: Japanese hairstyle, traditional Japanese hair
Nihongami means Japanese hair: the traditional women's styles of the Edo period, built from long hair stiffened with wax, shaped into loops, wings and buns and held with combs and pins. Well-known styles include the shimada, worn by brides and young women, and the momoware and wareshinobu of maiko in Kyoto. Few women wear nihongami daily now; brides usually wear a wig, while maiko have their own hair dressed every few days.