In a world that keeps trying to fit us into neat little boxes, let me introduce you to the trendsetting wakashū of Edo-era Japan (1603 ... an elegant topknot. This hairstyle wasn’t just ...

It is 400 years since the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters were established in Edo (now Tokyo). The area changed greatly through its history, but its importance to the development of Japan’s ...

The Tokugawa shogunate’s (Japan’s military government during the Edo period) isolationist policy ... with elaborate hair styles, makeup and clothing. They were supposed to be educated and ...

Portraits of the past In Ukiyo-e woodblock prints of Edo-era women, beauty wasn’t just ... And then there were the hairstyles, accompanied by elaborate pins and combs. Women would enjoy visiting ...

the ancient Japanese city now known as Tokyo. It is some time around 1750 during the Edo period, the era from 1603 to 1868 ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns. You are surrounded by a bustle of ...

Real people of mixed heritage in Edo-period Japan Mizu (Maya Erskine ... women presented themselves as characteristically beautiful, with elaborate hair styles, makeup and clothing. They were supposed ...