minus-squareVotes@lemm.eetoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why did Japanese samurai shave the tops of their heads, leave the sides long, and have a small pony tail tied in the back?linkfedilinkarrow-up52·1 year agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chonmage Seems like the pony tail helps keep their helmet in place and the shaved pate is a sign peace after their civil war. linkfedilink
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chonmage
Seems like the pony tail helps keep their helmet in place and the shaved pate is a sign peace after their civil war.