A male Kamiyui originated in 'Issenzori,' who fixed hairdo and shaved sakayaki (shaved part of the forehead) at a price of 1 sen (hundredth of a yen) or so in the end of Muromachi period when sakayaki became popular.
男性の髪結いは、月代が広まった室町時代後期に一銭程度の料金で髪を結い月代を剃った「一銭剃」（いっせんぞり）が起源である。