Why did Japanese samurai shave the tops of their heads, leave the sides long, and have a small pony tail tied in the back?
Why did Japanese samurai shave the tops of their heads, leave the sides long, and have a small pony tail tied in the back?
I'm reading Vagabond and noticed that the samurai who are learning swordsmanship at a dojo will have this hairstyle, so is it just to show that they are students st a dojo?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chonmage
Seems like the pony tail helps keep their helmet in place and the shaved pate is a sign peace after their civil war.
Thanks! That's really interesting, I didn't expect that. The media probably throws that in cuz it is kinda the stereotypical hairstyle for old school samurai.
I’ll add that the shaved top of the head helped them stay cool in battle while wearing the aforementioned helmets.
The hairstyle is to make it easy for their helmets to stay on their heads
I don't know but this makes me want to play Ghost of Tsushima again
I have it on PS4 and I've been itching to replay it, but I've been (foolishly) waiting on a PC release to replay. At this point, I think I'm just gonna go for it and play on PS4 again, cause I don't think it's happening any time soon. lol
I started it a couple years ago, almost finished the first area, stopped, and now I'm replaying it. It's a great game, I think it's just best taken slow so it doesn't feel tedious
That game was so awesome. I never finished it though because it became quite tedious with taking out the Mongol camps. I really want a PC port though.
To quote Lil Sis: “It’s for decoration. That’s it, and that’s all.”
I think it's just male pattern baldness.