In the Azuchi-Momoyama period, the custom of tying hair was revived among yujo (courtesan), and accordingly, suihatsu (long flowing hair) became obsolete except among high-ranking females or shrine maidens at shrines.
安土桃山時代ともなると遊女などから結髪の慣習が復活し、高位の女性や神社の巫女を除いて垂髪は廃れてしまう。