Junko Abe

Junko Abe has completed a degree in Cross-Cultural Communications at Doshisha Women's College, Kyoto. She is currently studying English at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.

Big in Japan: a history of hairstyles and hair ornaments

Very high or very long? Up or down? VERY HIGH: Ancient Japanese people believed that a thin stick had magical power. They used their hair ornaments as talismans to protect

By Junko Abe

/ 21 Nov 2002