{"product_id":"don-a-traditional-japanese-hairstyle","title":"Nihongami: Wear A Traditional Japanese Hairstyle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHairsylist to maiko and geiko!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmbody the spirit of Kyoto with a traditional Japanese hairstyle.  Nihongami, or traditional Japanese hairstyles, are hairstyles popularized in the Edo period (1603-1868). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreativity pursued in Edo as a range of hairstyles--as many as 280--were prevalent.  Categorized into four main types: Hyogo, Shimada, Katsuyama and Kogai, the hairstyles required considerable expense and skill to master.  As such most women had their hair styled weekly and slept on special pillows, called takamakura, to maintain the style until their next salon visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNihongami are embellished with hair accessories, and depending on the hairstyle and accessories used, the wearer's age, social class, marital status and occupation could be deduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn transforming from a feudal ruling systems to western-style military ruling systems, a proclamation by the Japanese government was issued in 1871, officially allowing people to choose their own hairstyles.  A \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003epush to adopt and popularize simpler, western hairstyles then ensued.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs such, Nihongami fell out of fashion and is no longer commonly worn.  Today, the aesthetic is worn by entertainers such as maiko, geisha, sumo wrestlers and high ranking courtesans and by non-entertainer women having traditional Japanese weddings on her wedding day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this exclusive Nichome Connect experience\u003c\/strong\u003e, you will have the opportunity to have your hair styled styled in a traditional machiya located near a sacred shrine by a veteran hairstylist who, to this day, both styles the hair and dresses in kimono Kyoto's beloved maiko and geiko.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose from a traditional nihongami hairstyle, a modern take on nihongami or an elegant updo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nichome Connect","offers":[{"title":"Basic \u0026 Simple","offer_id":46637379190978,"sku":null,"price":9000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true},{"title":"Traditional","offer_id":46637379223746,"sku":null,"price":12000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/3778\/4002\/files\/DSC08021.jpg?v=1769176843","url":"https:\/\/nichomeconnect.com\/products\/don-a-traditional-japanese-hairstyle","provider":"Nichome Connect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}