Hachimaki
Hachimaki headband in a smooth cloth with a red sun and two brushed characters, black with the characters for victory or white with the characters for ninja, tied at the back.
Hachimaki
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The short answer
Long headband in a smooth cloth with a red sun disc and a brushed character on either side, in black with the two characters for certain victory or white with the two characters for ninja, tied at the back in a bow. One size.
Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
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What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We name every garment for what it is: a kimono jacket is not a haori, an unlined kimono is not a yukata.
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About this piece
Japanese headband with a red sun and two brushed characters, in black or white
A red sun between two characters, tied round the head. This is the hachimaki, the headband of the exam hall, the festival and the kitchen, a long strip of smooth cloth with a red disc at the centre and a brushed character on either side of it, tied at the back of the head in a bow or a knot with the ends hanging. It comes in black, with the two characters that mean certain victory, and in white, with the two that mean ninja.
It is the cheapest thing in the shop that changes a face, and it is worn by students before an exam, cooks behind a counter, and everyone at a festival.
The name is the Japanese one, and it means a wrap for the head, which is what it is. It has been tied on before hard work for centuries.
The band is a smooth cloth, printed with the sun and the characters at the centre, long enough to go round a head and tie with ends to spare, and hemmed. The black is printed white on black; the white is printed black on white; the sun is red on both.
Tie it at the back with the sun on the forehead, the ends hanging down or tucked, which is how it is worn for work, or at the side, which is how it is worn for a festival. Over a jinbei, a happi or a plain tee it is the finish of the outfit; on its own it is a message.
The two versions are two messages: the black says victory, and it is the one for an exam, a match or a kitchen; the white says ninja, and it is the one for a child, a party or a person who does not take themselves seriously.
The print is the detail: the characters are in a bold brush hand, and the sun is a clean disc with a slightly soft edge, printed rather than sewn, so the band lies flat and ties without a lump.
From across a room it is a band with a red dot on a forehead. From close the characters show their strokes, the sun its edge, and the cloth its smoothness. It is the headband for a festival, an exam or a kitchen.
Hand wash cool and dry flat; iron on low if it needs it. It rolls up to nothing.
One size. The band is long enough for any head with ends to tie and hang, and it is worn by adults and children the same way.
Questions about the japanese hair accessories
What is a kanzashi?
Any Japanese hair ornament. The oldest kind is a single stick pushed through a bun; the most elaborate is the folded-petal clip a maiko wears, with strands that fall to the shoulder. Both are here.
How do I wear a hair stick?
Gather the hair, twist it up into a bun, push the stick through from one side catching hair on the way, and it holds. Two sticks hold more than one. Shoulder-length hair or longer.
What are they made of?
The hair stick is dark wood with a resin flower and metal leaves; the pair of sticks is a tortoiseshell-effect resin; the folded-petal clip is cloth on a metal clip; the headband is a smooth polyester cloth.
Are they made in Japan?
No. They are a Japanese design, made in Asia. We say so on every page.
What do the characters on the headband mean?
The black one says certain victory, the phrase tied on before an exam or a match. The white one says ninja.
How do I care for them?
Wipe the sticks with a dry cloth and keep resin out of heat and hairspray. Keep the folded-petal clip dry and flat in its box; the petals crush. Hand wash the headband cool.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
On the record
| Piece | Hachimaki |
|---|---|
| Chapter | 小物Accessories |
| Collection | All japanese hair accessories |
| Fabric | Smooth polyester cloth |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0255 |
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