Sojuro-zukin is said to have originated from "chano-shikoro-zukin" (brown-colored hood with 'shikoro') which was firstly worn by Sojuro SAWAMURA Ⅰ (Kabuki actor) in 1736, who played the role of UME no Yoshibei at Edo Nakamura-za Theater wearing the zukin, which became all the rage at that time and began to be called Sojuro-zukin.
その起源は澤村宗十郎(初代)が元文元年江戸中村座で梅の由兵衛を演じた際に創案した茶の錣頭巾にあるとされ、これが当時大いに流行したところから宗十郎頭巾の名が行われた。