What is Hikimayu?
[[File:Noh mask02.jpg|thumb|[[Noh]] mask with hikimayu]] '''''Hikimayu''''' was a [[Japan|Japanese]] tradtiion of removing the [[Eyebrow|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]]