Fumiko Hayashi: 1 works in the original Japanese, with translation

A traditional styled coiffure, in contrast to the cropped or Western hairstyles already popular at the time. A hairdresser needed items such as motogui (paper cord or yarn for tying the hair into a bun) and bin-dashi (oiling and dressing the sides of the hair) to shape the bun. For young women it was a rare form of formal dressing-up and not inexpensive, which is why the author saved up her pocket money before having her hair done.