The third and last ceremony, Obitoki-no-gi, is celebrated by seven-year-old females. This is a female’s transition into womanhood. During this ceremony, the girl will put on an Obi and most likely some form of makeup for the first time. Obis are sashes that are worn over kimonos to help secure them in place. Obis in the Muromachi period were not like the extravagant and thick obis that can be seen today. They originally started as thin strings made from scrap pieces of fabric and were shaped as flat squares. During the Momoyama and into the Edo period, braided obis were very popular, but they started to become a little wider during the middle of the Edo period. Once fully dressed, the family would go to a shrine or a temple to pray just like the Hakama-no-gi ceremony.










