A circumferential coating material contains colloidal silica, silicon carbide, and titanium oxide different in particle diameters from silicon carbide, coats a circumferential surface of a honeycomb structure monolithically formed by extrusion, including as a main component, cordierite having a porosity of 50 to 75%, and forms a circumferential coating layer. A circumferentially coated honeycomb structure has a honeycomb structure comprising latticed porous partition walls defining and forming a plurality of polygonal cells forming through channels and extending from one end face to the other end face, and a circumferential coating layer formed by coating at least a part of a circumferential surface of the honeycomb structure with the circumferential coating material.