高島田 投島田 つぶし島田
A vast array of Japanese traditional hairstyles (<i>[[nihongami]]</i>) that fall under the category of unmarried women's hairstyles (<i>shimada</i>); all of which share the trait of vertically-tied [[bow-shaped hair]] fastened against the scalp. 

Sometimes tied with a [[motoyui]] (shown in image below).

h5. Variants
* !asset #22435354: [tn]"Source: Kotobank (JP)":[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B3%B6%E7%94%B0%E9%AB%B7-75135][/tn]

<i>From left to right:</i> 
* [b]Tsubushi shimada[/b] [tn](つぶし島田)[/tn]
* [b]Taka shimada[/b] [tn](高島田)[/tn] 
* [b]Nage shimada[/b] [tn](投島田)[/tn]

<i>Other known styles:</i> 
* [b]Kyofu shimada[/b] [tn](京風島田)[/tn] 
* [b]Yakko shimada[/b] [tn](奴島田): Mid-Edo - early Meiji [/tn] 
A noteable feature of this style was the use of red cloth to tie the hair.
bow shimada