What Kind Of Kimono Obi Hanhaba-Obi Is? The Way Of Selection, Types

The width of hanhaba-obi is much thinner than fukuro-obi and nagoya-obi.

Actually, ‘han’ means a half or semi-size.

Hanhaba-obi is one of casual obi.

There are many way to tie and you can arrange freely.

This time I’ll show you more about hanhaba-obi.

All about hanhaba-obi

Hanhaba-obi is half width of fukuro obi and nagoya obi.

Often used for tsumugi kimono, yukata, cotton and wool kimono.

Hanhaba obi has two types which are called kobukuro obi and hitoe obi.

Kobukuro obi is sewed like fukuro obi and hitoe obi is sewed by one cloth.

The width is around 15～17cm and also known as hoso obi.

The length is around 360cm and sometimes it’s over 400cm.

We can find reversible type obi and patterns are printed all over the cloth.

So that you can enjoy each way to tie and it’s no need to worry about top and bottom of obi.

Plus, hanhaba obi doesn’t need obiage, obijime, obi makura and other accessories.

The width of obi has changed with the times. Thin obi used to be popular.

Tracing the history of kimono’s obi, in the heian period, obi was tiny rope.

Late of edo period, the width was expanded and became more decorative.

Materials of obi are silk, cotton, hemp and chemical fiber.

For formal scene, we use nishiki ori(brocade), donsu(satin damask), and karari(Chinese weaving) weaved hanhaba obi.

Silk hakata ori, hemp and chemical fiber are used for casual scene.

Classic hakata obi can wear all the year around.

Compare to drum knot of nagoya obi, tieing hanhaba obi is easy.

We can tie Bunko-musubi knot, Kaino-kuchi musubi knot, Yanoji musubi-knot, Karuta musubi-knot and Candy musubi knot.

Bunko-musubi knot：It’s usually ties with yukata and a kind of butterfly.

Kaino-kuchi musubi knot：It seems so elegant and it fits for women and men.

Yanoji musubi-knot：It seems like “Ya” of katakana.It’s simple and stylish. It’s flat shaped and not capable of collapsing.

Karuta musubi-knot：It’s a square shaped and plain which doesn’t have a knot

Candy musubi knot：It’s pretty and seems exactly candy and longer hanhaba obi is recommended.

At first, hanhaba obi ties in front of your body and finally you turn it to back.

If you have reversible one, we can change patterns inside and outside.

Hanhaba obi style becomes more fashionable when you coordinate with Sanbuhimo obijime, obidome and accessories.

If you ties with obijime and obiage and wearing haori, it seems like normal formal obi but hanhaba obi is mainly tied as casual.

We can tie hanhaba obi for yukata, tsumugi, cotton and wool kimono.

It’s very popular and we can tie more fashionably.