Obi Chart
Below is a chart of different types of obi and specifications. Different types of obi are compared by average length, width and occasions worn.
Maru Obi
Width |
Length |
Occasion worn |
| 32 cm |
420 cm |
Formal, ceremonial, weddings |
Fukuro Obi
Width |
Length |
Occasion worn |
| 30 cm |
420 cm |
Formal, ceremonial (less formal than the Maru obi) |
Nagoya obi
Width |
Length |
Occasion worn |
| 30 cm |
360 cm |
Casual, in town |
Fukuro Nagoya obi
Width |
Length |
Occasion worn |
| 30 cm |
360 cm |
Traveling, casual |
Odori obi
Width |
Length |
Occasion worn |
| 31 cm |
450 cm |
Ceremonial in Odori |
Haraawase obi
Width |
Length |
Occasion worn |
| 31 cm |
420 cm |
Occasions other than ceremonial or formal |
Hotoe obi
Width |
Length |
Occasion worn |
|
30 cm
23 cm
15 cm |
390 cm
320 cm
320 cm |
Traveling, summer festival, casual |
HanHaba obi
Width |
Length |
Occasion worn |
| 15 cm |
320-360 cm |
Casual and children's wear |
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