In a traditional Japanese wedding, a bride may wear a tsunokakushi hood with a white kimono to conceal her symbolic “horns.”
The tsunokakushi is a white, structured head covering worn with the bridal ensemble known as shiromuku. Its name combines tsuno, meaning “horn,” with kakushi, meaning “hider” or “concealer.” Traditional explanations connect the hidden horns with jealousy, anger, or stubbornness, qualities the bride symbolically leaves behind as she enters married life.
The hood also covers the bride’s hair ornaments and helps create the smooth, formal silhouette associated with a Shinto-style wedding. It is often worn over a traditional wig rather than ordinary contemporary hair styling.
The tsunokakushi is sometimes confused with the wataboshi, another white bridal head covering. The wataboshi is a rounded hood historically associated with married women’s outdoor headwear and is generally worn over the bride’s head in a different style.