Shimada (島 田) is a female hairstyle in Japan, similar to chignon. Its modern use is relegated to geisha, but during the Edo period it was also common among toddlers in late adolescence. Generally the hair is clustered on the crown of the head and a part of the chignon is protruded forward.
There are four different types of Shimada: Notemodify wikitesto
Tamaki Asano, Women's Hairdressing, in Dr. Junichi Saga (a cura di), Memories of Silk and Straw: a Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan, translated by Garry O. Evans, 1st paperback ed., Tokyo, Kodansha International, 1990, pp. 150–154, ISBN 0-87011-988-5.
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