Hikimayu

Hikimayu was a Japanese tradition of removing the eyebrows and painting two smudges on the forehead from Nara period to 19th century. 

 In culture 

 Hikimayu is found in The Tale of Genji and The Pillow Book. 
 Japanese movie director Akira Kurosawa showed this tradition in his films Rashomon, Ugetsu.

Category:Japanese customs