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2. Obi (sash) - Wikipedia

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   An obi is a belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing and uniforms for Japanese martial arts styles. Originating as a simple thin belt in Heian period Japan, the obi developed over time into a belt with a number of different varieties, with a number of different sizes and proportions, lengths, and methods of tying.

3. List of items traditionally worn in Japan - Wikipedia

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   The obi-age has the dual purpose of hiding the obi-makura and providing a colour contrast against the obi. Obi-age are often silk, and are typically worn with more formal varieties of kimono. Obi-age can be plain-dyed silk, but are often decorated with shibori tie-dyeing; for maiko, obi-age are only ever red with a gold or silver foil design.

4. Obi (martial arts) - Wikipedia

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   Many Japanese martial arts feature an obi (Japanese: 帯) as part of their exercise outfit. Such an obi is often made of thick cotton and is about 5 cm (2 in) wide. The martial arts obi are most often worn in the koma-musubi knot ( square knot ); in practice where a hakama is worn, the obi is tied in other ways.

5. Kumihimo - Wikipedia

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   Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform and craftwork for making braids and cords. [1] [2] In the past, kumihimo decorations were used as accessories for kimono as well as samurai armor. [3] Japanese braiding, as kumihimo is sometimes known in English, is also associated with Shinto rituals and religious services. [2]

6. Kimono - Wikipedia

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   Both kimono and obi are made from a wide variety of fibre types, including hemp, linen, silk, Japanese crêpe (known as chirimen), and figured damask weaves . Fabrics are typically – for both obi and kimono – woven as tanmono (bolts of narrow width), save for certain types of obi (such as the maru obi), woven to double-width. Formal kimono ...

7. Nishijin-ori - Wikipedia

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   Nishijin-ori fukuro obi showing a woven scene with aristocrats Detail of Nō robe from Nishijin, silk with gilded paper, Edo period. Nishijin-ori (西陣織, lit. ' Nishijin fabric ') is a traditional textile produced in the Nishijin (西陣) district of Kamigyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan.