Sakkō (先笄) is a Japanese hairstyle worn by maiko (apprentice geisha).[1] It was also worn in the latter Edo period (1603–1867) and in the Meiji period (1868–1912) by young married women. Maiko wear it before and during the erikae ceremony, which marks their graduation out of apprenticeship.
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- ^ 石原哲男 (2004). 日本髪の世界: 髪型と髪飾り編 (in Japanese). 日本髪資料館. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-4-9902186-1-4.
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