According to a legend, Kazashi originated from Uzume-no-mikoto, the god of entertainment and shrine maidens, and it is said to have started when she used ivy for tasuki (cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono) and a hachimaki (headband) and performed a dance in front of Ama no iwato (Cave of heaven).
伝説によればかざしの起源は芸能の神であり巫女の神でもあるウズメの尊で、天岩戸の前で舞を披露する際に蔦を襷と鉢巻にしたのが始まりとされている。