The dancers generally wear a ichomage-style wig, (ichomage is a ginko leaf-shaped men's hairstyle, usually seen these days on sumo wrestlers) but if the dancer is not wearing a wig or is a young girl, more feminine hairstyles such as yuiwata (traditional hairstyle worn by unmarried women), momoware (literally split peach) and chigomage (with a forelock symbolizing youth) are often seen as well.
髪型は、刷毛先(銀杏髷)と呼ばれる、男性風の日本髪の鬘を被るのが原則だが、自毛で結った場合や少女の場合は男性風に限らず、結綿、桃割れ、稚児髷といった、少女風の髪型になる場合も多い。