Jōe
is a garment worn in Japan by people attending religious ceremonies and activities, including Buddhist and Shinto related occasions. The  is essentially a white , traditional hunting robes worn by nobles during the Heian period. Though both Shinto and Buddhist priests wear  to rituals, laymen also occasionally wear the , such as when participating in pilgrimage such as the Shikoku Pilgrimage. The garment is usually white or yellow, and is made of linen or silk depending on its type and use. Shinto priests who wear the  usually wear it with a peaked cap known as , alongside an outer tunic - the  proper - an outer robe called , an undergarment known as the  (lit. "unlined" or "one-layer"), ballooning trousers called  or  (a variant of the ), and a girdle called . A priest may also carry a ceremonial wand known as a , or another style of baton known as a . See also
 Glossary of Shinto

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Basic terms of Shinto (with illustration)
Courtier in Shinto ceremonial robe (with illustration)

Shinto religious clothing
Japanese upper-body garments
Shinto religious objects
Japanese words and phrases