half-width (kujira yonsun [about 15 cm ]) fukuro-obi is also available . 半幅（鯨4寸）袋帯もある。
it is also used in tying women ' s hanhaba-obi (a half-width obi ) and hitoe-obi (a simple summer obi ), and it is often used , instead of bunko-musubi knot , for wearing yukata (japanese summer kimono ). 女性の半幅帯や単帯でも良く行われ、文庫結びの代わりに浴衣に結ぶことも多い。
it ' s a conservative style for men to wear sanjaku-obi (a short waistband ) and for women to wear hanhaba-obi (a half-width waistband ), but heko-obi (an non-dress belt ) may also be put on because it was once popularly worn after the meiji period . また、男子は三尺帯、女子は半幅帯で着るのが古風であるが、明治以降兵児帯（へこおび）が流行したこともあって、これを用いることもある。
