In old Japan, kimono with tsutsusode were designed to be worn by outdoor workers, and its main characteristics are that it doesn't have a tamoto (sleeve pouch) or amiyatsukuchi (opening in the sides of the kimono), and its sleeves are stitched to the front and the back without leaving an opening.
主に日本では屋外などの仕事の労働着として存在し、特徴は、袂（たもと）が無いこと、身八つ口が無く袖全体が身頃に直接縫いつけられていることである。