Half-width obi
A half-width obi is a narrow obi that is easy to tie.
The width of the obi has changed over the years. The obi used for the Junihitoe was two sun wide (approximately 7.6 cm), but the obi used for Noh costumes is three sun wide (approximately 11.4 cm), and the Nagoya obi that was popular from the Momoyama period to the mid-Edo period is a round braided cord. From the mid-Edo period, it gradually became wider, and by the Meiji period, eight sun wide became mainstream.
Generally, obi that are 8 sun or less in width are called thin obi or half-width obi. Although they are narrow obi, there are also obi widths such as 4 sun width (about 14.2 cm) called half-width obi, 6 sun width (about 22.8 cm) and 3 sun width.
Depending on the material, these obi can be worn with yukata, komon, tsumugi, etc. Furthermore, luxurious obi such as brocade, donsu, and karaori are also recommended for parties, matching with formal kimono and plain-colored kimono.
