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Source: http://nihongami.blogspot.com/2018/05/blog-post_23.html

Japanese Hairstyles: Historical Overview Part 02: Women’s Hairstyles of the Edo Period, Part 03

Hairstyle Name: Odori no Kai-you Taka-Shimada (踊りの会用高島田) lit. “Dance Party High Rice Paddy Island”

     This is a Shimada topknot with a high base for the knot. The form of this hairstyle is nearly identical in the Bunkin-Taka-Shimada, Hariuchichi, and Yakko-Shimada styles. It seems to have occurred in various forms since the mid-Edo period. Its elegance and dignity of form makes it one of the favorite styles of the upper classes, especially the samurai class, by the late Edo period. This is now widely used by traditional brides during the wedding ceremony.