Nihongami
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Nihongami is the term used for a number of traditional Japanese hairstyles considered to be distinctive in their construction and societal role.
Back view of the marumage (丸髷) hairstyle
The yuiwata hairstyle
A maiko with the sakkō hairstyle
An oiran re-enactor wearing the date hyōgo hairstyle
Yoshiwara
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Yoshiwara is a red-light district in Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known famous yūkaku created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate
Cherry Blossom Time in Nakanochō of Yoshiwara by Utagawa Hiroshige, woodblock print, depicting the main street lined with tea houses, 1848-1849.
Yoshiwara Night Scene, ukiyo-e painting by Katsushika Ōi
Women of the Yoshiwara, photograph during the Meiji period
Yoshiwara during the Taisho era in the 1920s