What etiquette, if any, is there for where the knot goes when wearing a yukata or kimono?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 10 Aug, 2023
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The first guide you cited shows a very simple yukata that you get at hotels and ryokans. It has little pieces of cloth attached to it to make it easy to secure it even without a belt (obi). Without a belt, you would typically just wear it inside, like a bathrobe or a pyjama.
The second guide shows how it’s done with an obi, and there the knot (or bow) goes behind the back. This is for females however.
Men wear a very plain obi, and it’s positioned at the hips, much lower than for women. As it’s much plainer and thinner and the knot isn’t as big, I think I’ve seen people wear it at all kinds of positions, but typically it also goes in the back, just do an image search for “yukata men” to get a feeling.
I’ve never seen a woman wear the bow in front, and this would be really impractical. The wikipedia article says “historically”, so I don’t think it’s being done any more.
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