Shimada (hairstyle) Shimada (hairstyle) The shimada (島田) is a women's hairstyle in Japan, similar to a chignon. Its modern usage is mainly limited to geisha (wearing it as a wig), but during the Edo period it was also worn by ordinary women, and especially by girls in their late teens. Generally the hair is gathered together at the crown of the head and a small portion of the bun is sectioned off to point outward. There are four major types of the Shimada: These hairstyles developed in the Edo period, when the preference among women for long, flowing hairstyles gave way to
Nong Bun Mak District 9 subdistricts ("tambon"), which are further subdivided into 104 villages ("muban"). There are no municipal ("thesaban") areas, and 9 Tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Nong Bun Mak District Nong Bun Mak (, ) is a district ("amphoe") of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand. Nong Bunnak was created as a minor district ("king amphoe") on July 1, 1983 by separating the three "tambon" Nong Bunnak, Saraphi and Thai Charoen from Chok Chai district. It was officially upgraded to a full district on May 25, 1989. In 2003 the district was renamed from Nong Bunnak to Nong Bun Mak. Neighboring districts are (from