Nowadays, wearing a human hair wig is common, especially in the western society. Wigs are so real that you even fail to distinguish whether it is a wig or real human hair. But in fact, the Japanese people have been wearing human hair wigs for a long time. And not every Japanese people was allowed to wear a wig in ancient time. Do you want to know more about the development of wigs in Japanese society? Join us and let’s explore it together.
Wig history in Japan
Ups and downs
The Japanese people in upper class started to wear wigs before the Nara period. And at the early period, while performing on the stage, many performers would wear wigs. Later, more and more people, women in particular, wore human hair wigs in their daily life. But what made it different was that the hair of wigs came from their own hair, which meant that they cut off their real hair for making a wig for themselves. Even in their weddings, they wore wigs as well. From then on, ancient Japanese women combed wigs into traditional buns and wore these wigs instead of combing their own hair, which was indeed convient and saved their time. In Heian period, women used wigs as their hanging hair, which was then developed into two kinds: extending hair and hanging hair. After Showa, the people who liked traditional Japanese hair styles became fewer and fewer, which led to the fall of human hair wig industry. Wigs were worn for important ceremonies or personal adornment. But today, as the animation industry rapidly develops, human hair wigs are stimulated and gain great achievement. More and more people choose to wear human hair wigs in cosplay shows.
Not Japanese, you can get the same experience too!
After knowing the development of human hair wigs in Japan, you may want to wear traditional Japanese wigs. Although you can’t return to the ancient Japan, you can get the same experience as the ancient Japanese did. Come to Kameymall and choose a human hair wig for yourself. Then start an ancient journey.
