Yamabushi Gear Explainer: The Futodasuki Sash
The vermillion and white sash represents yin and yang, the vast cosmos and the natural world.
Futodasuki (太襷,太多須嬉)
Every time I put on my yamabushi garb, it gives me great pride to also put on my Futodasuki, a vermillion and white braided sash with a small pocket in the front, and a round mirror on the reverse.
Why?
Not just anyone can wear a Futodasuki. Not even Yamabushi, in some cases at least.
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