Japanese Children's Hair Styles


Figure 1.--Japanese children have commonly had their hair done in bangs. The boys here in the 1990s wear short hair so the bangs are not very pronounced. We also note a kind of shaggy bangs as well as bangs that are very sharply cut.

We do not have much information about Japanese hair styles at this time. There have been differences over timne, but Japanese hair styles seem less varied than childrn's styles in the West. We do not know why this is. We have begun to collect information, but our archive of Japanese hair styles is still relatively limited. We note many boys wearing cropped hair in the early 20th century. This was common through World War II (1941-45). We are not entirely sure why this was so common. I believe the schools required it. At least it was especially common for school-age children. The cut has a military look to it. This continued after World War II, but generally disappeared in the 1950s. Since then the principal hair style has been bangs. Here both boys and girls wear bangs. Bangs are especially popular for girls, but boys also have their hair done in bangs. There are several ways of curring bangs. Some boys wear short hair so the bangs are not very pronounced. We also note a kind of shaggy bangs as well as bangs that are very sharply cut.

Boys Hair

Japanese boys have worn different hair styles over time. We do not have much information about Japanese hair styles at this time. There have been differences over timne, but Japanese hair styles seem less varied than childrn's styles in the West. We do not know why this is. We have begun to collect information, but our archive of Japanese hair styles is still relatively limited. We note many boys wearing cropped hair in the early 20th century. This was common through World War II (1941-45). We are not entirely sure why this was so common. I believe the schools required it. At least it was especially common for school-age children. The cut has a military look to it. This continued after World War II, but generally disappeared in the 1950s. Since then the principal hair style has been bangs. Here both boys and girls wear bangs. Bangs are especially popular for girls, but boys also have their hair done in bangs. Some boys wear short hair so the bangs are not very pronounced. We also note a kind of shaggy bangs as well as bangs that are very sharply cut.

Girls Hair

Japanese girls' hair styles have been even less varies than the styles worn by boys. Most girls have their hair styled in bangs, There are several ways of curring bangs. So there is some variety, but the overall impression one gets in looking a girls hair styles in Japan is an overwealming conformity. We are unsure why there is so much conformity as to hair styles. This seems to be the case. As this conformity seems to have persisted for a considerable period of time. We are not sure just how long this general conformity has persisted, but it seems to have been centuries. There may be characteristics of hair among Japanese that have contributed to this similarity. Hopefully our Japanese readers will provide us some insights here.






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