From a distance, waving their fans and dancing with graceful, fluid motions while taking tiny steps in their full length kimonos, they may appear quite dainty to an evil-doer lurking in the shadows.
Zoom-in and have a closer look at the topknot of the girl in the lower righthand side of this photo. The Jifa is much more than a hairpin or piece of jewelry. It is a deadly weapon. In their dance lessons, they learn much more than how to step and fix their hair. They also learn martial arts. Mr. Stalker best stay in the shadows.
An even closer look at the Queen's hairdo, as she's leaving the castle, shows she has a gold jifa as her hairpin.

Now that I'm safe at home and out of the shadows I'm wondering "What other places besides Okinawa, Japan can you find girls with weapons in their hair"?
2 comments:
Now that David Carradine is gone, perhaps they might want you to star in the next couple of "Kill Mike" movies.
Keith,
Surely you jest. I'd play Rip Van Winkle, though!
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