▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁y ū rei ▁is ▁somewhat ▁uniform , ▁instantly ▁sign alling ▁the ▁g host ly ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁figure , ▁and ▁ass uring ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁cult ur ally ▁authentic . ▁▁ ▁White ▁cl othing : ▁Y ū rei ▁are ▁usually ▁dressed ▁in ▁white , ▁sign ifying ▁the ▁white ▁bur ial ▁k im ono ▁used ▁in ▁E do ▁period ▁ ▁fun eral ▁rit uals . ▁In ▁Sh into , ▁white ▁is ▁a ▁color ▁of ▁rit ual ▁pur ity , ▁tradition ally ▁reserved ▁for ▁pri ests ▁and ▁the ▁dead . ▁This ▁k im ono ▁can ▁either ▁be ▁a ▁kat ab ira ▁( a ▁plain , ▁white , ▁un lined ▁k im ono ) ▁or ▁a ▁k y okat ab ira ▁( a ▁white ▁kat ab ira ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁Buddh ist ▁s ut ras ). ▁They ▁sometimes ▁have ▁a ▁h ita ik ak ush i ▁( lit . ▁" fore head ▁cover "), ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁white ▁tri angular ▁piece ▁of ▁cloth ▁tied ▁around ▁the ▁head . ▁ ▁Black ▁hair : ▁The ▁hair ▁of ▁a ▁y ū rei ▁is ▁often ▁long , ▁black ▁and ▁dis he ve led , ▁which ▁some ▁believe ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁tra dem ark ▁carried ▁over ▁from ▁k ab uki ▁the ater , ▁where ▁w igs ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁all ▁actors . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁mis con ception : ▁Japanese ▁women ▁tradition ally ▁grew ▁their ▁hair ▁long ▁and ▁wore ▁it ▁p inned ▁up , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁let ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁fun eral ▁and