Why did Japanese samurai shave the tops of their heads, leave the sides long, and have a small pony tail tied in the back? - eviltoast

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?

    • WeebLife@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      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.

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      I’ll add that the shaved top of the head helped them stay cool in battle while wearing the aforementioned helmets.

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    1 year ago

    To quote Lil Sis: “It’s for decoration. That’s it, and that’s all.”

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      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

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        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

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      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.