Hotaru wears a sunflower-patterned haori and has his head wrapped in a spotted head scarf. Like the rest of the swordsmiths, his face is concealed by a Hyottoko mask (wooden festival mask) to conceal his identity. When traveling he wears a large, woven hat with hanging floral wind chimes on top of the head scarf. During the Swordsmith Village Arc, he is seen with a more muscular build compared to his initial appearance after he had been training in the mountains.[3] Unmasked, Hotaru is reveale