(=> Sageo, Kaerizuno, and two holes on tsuba)
The next type is just for display.
In such style, the cord can't do
its duty to hold the scabbard on the waist.
It is not for Samurai. Such a style
was taken by wealthy merchant or so. Because they didn't consider swords
as weapon, but they displayed it as their status symbol on the waist.
make a
knot.
making
knots again and again.
pass the
cord through the knots.
fix the
shape.
Today, some people who don't understand
Samurai spirit take such a style. But do not make it with real cord. Such
complicated knots damages the cord.