obi [oh-bee]
noun
1. A long, broad sash tied around the waist, usually over a kimono.
EX. Why the heck is the new Pokémon protagonist wearing a rope-like kabuki-style obi around his neck? It's either that or a feather boa... and I'm not sure that the team behind the Pokémon anime is necessarily that forward thinking. Well, maybe he gets his fashion sense from Mega Ampharos?