10 Elegant Bridal Hairstyles Featuring Kanzashi Hair Accessories Unique to Traditional Japanese Attire

If you're wearing traditional Japanese attire, hair accessories should also have a Japanese touch!

Many people choose to wear traditional Japanese attire for pre-wedding photos and on the wedding day. Have you decided on a hairstyle that complements your white kimono or colorful uchikake?

A great recommendation for brides in traditional Japanese attire is a hair arrangement adorned with a "kanzashi".

Kanzashi, a traditional Japanese hair ornament, is a unique hair accessory that cannot be paired with wedding dresses, making it perfect for Japanese attire.

There are countless types of kanzashi, ranging from the "hirabita kanzashi" with two prongs to "tsumami kanzashi" made of fabric and "kushi" made of tortoiseshell or wood...

The variety and multitude of designs allow for a wide range of creative hair arrangements! ♡

Here are some beautiful bridal hairstyles featuring kanzashi:

Kanzashi Adorned Traditional Japanese Hair 1＊

A vibrant traditional hairstyle paired with a red uchikake. This Western-style hair updo is decorated with artificial flowers and a comb-shaped kanzashi.

The striking red comb serves as an accent for the hairstyle, featuring a meticulous design with three-dimensional floral patterns. *

By adding kanzashi alongside artificial flowers, it enhances the beauty and elegance unique to Japanese women.

Kanzashi Adorned Traditional Japanese Hair 2＊

A traditional hairstyle decorated with both large and small tsumami kanzashi made of chirimen fabric and a lacquered makie comb. The contrast of purple and red is striking.

Both tsumami and makie are traditional Japanese crafts. When paired with Western hairstyles, it creates a retro-modern vibe.

Kanzashi Adorned Traditional Japanese Hair 3＊

A hair arrangement adorned with beautiful gold kanzashi featuring floral motifs on both sides and the back.

The shiny gold kanzashi looks stunning against neatly tied black hair.

This hairstyle would also suit a white kimono perfectly! *

Kanzashi Adorned Traditional Japanese Hair 4＊

Traditional Japanese hair adorned with plum blossom kanzashi. The combination of elegant Japanese hair and kanzashi makes you feel grateful to be Japanese.

To ensure it looks splendid from any angle, kanzashi is placed around the temples and both front and back of the chignon.

Kanzashi Adorned Traditional Japanese Hair 5＊

A bridal hairstyle with a soft, traditional Japanese twist. Unlike the conventional Japanese hairstyle that tightly pulls back all bangs, this arrangement stylishly lets some bangs down.

The kanzashi features motifs of red and purple flowers and adds cuteness with a braided cord ribbon. ♡

Kanzashi Adorned Traditional Japanese Hair 6＊

A beautiful traditional hairstyle with glossy black hair. It combines light-colored tsumami kanzashi with a red kushi kanzashi and hirabita kanzashi.

The large crane tsumami kanzashi brings an auspicious vibe! ♡ It's just as splendid as a colorful uchikake.

Kanzashi Adorned Traditional Japanese Hair 7＊

A stylish hairstyle with pompadour-like bangs. The kanzashi with peony patterns on a black background looks sophisticated. The opposite side is adorned with a voluminous flower for added flair.

This hair arrangement is perfect for brides who want a cool and sleek look! *

Kanzashi Adorned Traditional Japanese Hair 8＊

Paired with a gentle pink uchikake, this hairstyle features a kanzashi lavishly adorned with artificial flowers. It beautifully complements a Japanese-style hair arrangement.

The sweet William (nadeshiko) flowers in the uchikake symbolize pure love, innocence, and genuine affection. ♡ Choosing kimono and hair ornaments based on flower meanings is a lovely idea.

Adorn Yourself with Kanzashi and Become a Yamato Nadeshiko! ♡

We showcased traditional hairstyles adorned with kanzashi. If you have the opportunity to wear a white kimono or colorful uchikake, how about trying kanzashi, a traditional Japanese hair accessory? ♡

Enhance your charm with a Japanese-style hair arrangement that brings out a different allure! ♩