Kappa - Bob cut

Japanese: お河童 - おかっぱ

A type of hairstyle worn by young girls. It was so named because the short, trimmed hairstyle resembles the head of a kappa in mythology. It has appeared in documents since around 1898 (Meiji 31). It is a variation of hairstyles for young girls such as the kirikamuro of the Edo period and the mezashi and warawa styles that came before that, but this style is even shorter. Adult kappa are said to have cut hair, and it was popular in Europe and the United States during and after World War I. It was adopted by young Japanese women in the early Showa period, and saw the birth of the "modern girl."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

幼女の髪形の一種。短く切りそろえた髪形が説話上の河童の頭に似ているのでこの名がつけられた。1898年(明治31)ころから文献にみえる。江戸時代の切禿（きりかむろ），それ以前の〈めざし〉〈わらわ〉など幼女向きの髪形の変形で，これらよりさらに短くしたものである。おとなのお河童は断髪といわれ，第1次大戦中～戦後と欧米で流行した。それが昭和初期に日本の若い女性の間にとりいれられ，〈モダンガール〉の誕生をみた。

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