Japanese Big Bun Hairstyle

This BIG bouncy bun hair is very popular in Japan!
You can find a lot of girls doing this hairstyle in Harajuku, Shibuya, and pretty much anywhere!!
Do you like this look? I think it’s really cute! If you like this hairstyle, here are very easy tips for you!!
You can pull off this cute easy hairstyle in 5-10 min
How To Make Japanese Big Bun Hair
1. Make a very high ponytail. For me it is easier to tilt my head down when doing a high ponytail. I usually use hair wax before styling my hair. This way my hair stick together without having a lot of fall outs.

2. Bring your hair to the front, and spread it and apply hairspray. You want to hairspray the inside rather than the outside.

3. Once the hairspray is dry, start teasing all of your hair. Give a lot of volume!!!

4. Now, it’s time to make a bun! Take all of your hair. Grab on to the end of your hair and loosely wrap it around the base. Use bobby pins to secure the hair under a bun.

5. Hairspray all over and you are done!

Since my hair is not that long, this is as big as it can get for me. If you have longer hair, it will be easier to add more volume. If you do not want to have so much volume, then do not tease your hair so much.
Thanks for reading








This post has 36 comments
June 7th, 2009
what if you dont have any hair spray?

and what if you realy have a long hair?
can you give me some link?
thanks
June 7th, 2009
Hi, Kamiru. If you have a really long hair, then I dont think you need to use hairspray at all. I use it because I dont have long hair and want give some volume. Just make high ponytail, and wrap your hair around the base. Use enough bobypins to secure your hair.
August 6th, 2010
Kamiru – If you don’t have any hairspray then I suggest you…….GO BUY SOME!!!
June 29th, 2009
o wow it does work ^^ and maybe i should try no hairspray also..um..what if you have like layered hair?does it matter…
July 3rd, 2009
That hairstyle is cute! But my hair is too short.
August 30th, 2009
Wow i love doing my hair like this:) it really works:)!!
August 31st, 2009
Hi Maddie,
Thanks for leaving a comment! I’m glad to hear you liked the hairstyle!
September 7th, 2009
HEY!! MADDIE!!
I was wandering,is it possible to not use bobby pins bt instead a normal rubber band??
September 7th, 2009
Hi Yunik,
If it is easier for you to use a rubber band, it’s perfectly fine!! I sometimes go with rubber bands too!!
September 15th, 2009
Hello
I still cant figure out how to wrap the hair into a bun. is it possible you posted a video clip?
sorry i am not very smart with hairstyles
Thanks
CAt
September 30th, 2009
Hi CAt,
You just need to wrap your hair around the base. To adjust the shape of the bun, you can pull little of hair from the bun or twist the bun a little. It might take a while to create a video for me…. sorry!!
October 16th, 2009
the best I LOVE IT AHHHHHHH !!
October 31st, 2009
hey this hairstyle is so easy my little sis is a Japanese girl for halloween and we did this soooo easy i love it
thx alot
November 5th, 2009
Hi me,
Cool! That hairstyle must have looked good on you sister!! Thanks
November 16th, 2009
hi i think its very cute! i wore it to school and all my frinds liked it and now they want me to teach them. plus what if have layerd hair beaouse i like the style but im going to get layers. would that be a problem?
pleas respond! thx!
November 17th, 2009
Hi you dont need to know,
You can do this hairstyle as long as your hair is long enough to make a high ponytail. But if your hair is too layered, it might be hard to put volume on the bun. I’m happy to know you and your friends liked it!!
November 25th, 2009
i have really thick hair and medium length hair and i didnt use hair spray and it can out perfect
December 2nd, 2009
hey i have always wanted a hairstyle like this and i tryed it but it just didnt look right where am i goin wrong ?? xx
December 4th, 2009
Hi Charlotte,
Is your hair too short or too layered?? The key is to put a lot of volumes on the bun. So, when you make the bun, just twist the base and try not to squish the whole thing. After securing the bun, you can also pinch a little bit of hair and pull it to add more volume. Thanks for trying!!
December 22nd, 2009
I can’t do this! I’ve tried and tried and tried and tried, but it doesn’t work for me. Any hints?
January 25th, 2010
can i use this hairstyle even if i have a short hair (shoulder length)?
April 11th, 2010
hey yssa i found this and hope it will help you a bit
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/ayusdream/hair01.jpg
January 26th, 2010
omg my hair is soooooo thick its scary. but i dont know what to do because every time i try to put it up it just fall soooo please hellpppp
January 27th, 2010
but i really really love all the hair styles you do.!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 5th, 2010
omg! i have stiff hair. once i want to do the bun,it’s just straight upwrd! it doesnt work on my hair..pls help~
February 27th, 2010
my hair is to thick so all u have to do is put bobby pins and pin the fallen peices to yur head and spray hairspray all over remember dont put alot or its very hard but hold it farther than 6 inhes.
February 15th, 2010
nice ive been looking every where for this
u look adorable <3
thanks for this great tutorial!
well bai huns!
gonna go try it out
wish me luck ^_~
February 18th, 2010
omg i have been looking for steps for this!
this is super helpful!
<3 <3 i love it!
February 27th, 2010
This hairstyle is really great! I was looking for something quick and easy to do, and this one is definately simple but effective! I have thick hair and normally look like a plank doing bun hairstyles, but this one turned out really well! Thank youuuu x
March 15th, 2010
Hi! This style great! It is easy, but it looks way more complicated than it is! I love it! This is my fabourite hairstyle blog/website thing! I’ll tell my friends at schoo where i got the hairstyle. I am sure they will ask!
March 18th, 2010
Wow, I’ve always wanted to try this style, but I thought my hair was too short (it’s about the same length in the pictures). It never crossed my mind to tease it!
March 23rd, 2010
omigosh!!!!
my bff+i totally LUVEEEEEEEE this hairstyle!!!!!
NEVER stop this amazing website, i visit nearly EVERYday!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 31st, 2010
Wow this is awesome!
My bun did not turn out as round and perfect as yours, but its still not that bad! i think its just cuz my hair is so thin.
April 11th, 2010
i have some long hair and some short in the front and im having a hard time doing hair bun and i love having hair buns do u think u can help me a bit…
June 17th, 2010
wow ~
so so so sweet
love this xo much ~
yesterday i try 2 make big bun
and ~ every body loves my hair ~
thx Eri !!
July 7th, 2010
Omg been looking for steps to this everywhere thnx!