hanten (Jacket)

There are different styles of hanten (袢纏) for different uses. It is worn as a winter jacket/coat if padded, a workman’s jacket, by traditional shopkeepers or during a festival. Hanten is casual wear and worn over ordinary clothes, not over kimono.

Dark blue hanten (袢纏, also written as 半天, 袢天, 半纏) with short sleeves and a white pattern. The pattern is horizontal rows of white dots on a dark blue ground. Around the neck and part way down centre opening is a wide dark blue band. The inside is blue with a white ‘V’ pattern.