<Li> Nijūdaiko musubi (二 重 太鼓, "two - layer drum") is, as its name suggests, a version of the common taiko musubi, worn with the formal fukuro obi . Fukuro obi are longer than the more commonly used Nagoya obi, so the obi must be folded in two during the tying of the knot . The knot has an auspicious double meaning of "double joy". </Li> <Li> Tateya musubi (立て 矢, "standing arrow") resembles a large bow and is one of the most simple musubi worn with furisodes . According to the kitsuke authority Norio Yamanaka, it is the most suitable knot to be used with the honburisode, the furisode with full length sleeves . </Li> <Li> Washikusa musubi (鷲 草, "eagle plant") is basically a bow which resembles a certain plant thought to look like an eagle taking flight . </Li>

Case worn with an obi as part of traditional japanese dress