▁k im ono - like ▁ro bes ▁in ▁layers , ▁one ▁over ▁the ▁other , ▁usually ▁white ▁under ne ath , ▁and ▁tan ▁or ▁sa ff ron ▁yellow ▁on ▁top ; ▁this ▁style ▁has ▁changed ▁very ▁little ▁since ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁Buddh ism ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century . ▁Foot we ar ▁tradition ally ▁consisted ▁of ▁tab i ▁so cks ▁and ▁get a ▁( wood en ▁c logs ), ▁or ▁war aj i ▁( st raw ▁sand als ). ▁War rior ▁mon ks ▁would ▁often ▁fol d ▁and ▁tie ▁the ▁white ▁head cow l ▁to ▁cover ▁more ▁of ▁their ▁head , ▁or ▁would ▁substitute ▁a ▁ha ch im aki ▁head band . ▁Finally , ▁many ▁war rior ▁mon ks ▁would ▁wear ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁sam ur ai ▁arm or . ▁ ▁The ▁s ō he i ▁employed ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁weapons . ▁The ▁ob i , ▁or ▁bel t , ▁of ▁the ▁k im ono ▁would ▁often ▁be ▁supp lement ed ▁with ▁a ▁heav ier ▁s ash , ▁so ▁a ▁sword ▁could ▁be ▁sl ung ▁from ▁it . ▁The ▁long ▁t achi ▁was ▁probably ▁the ▁most ▁common ▁sword , ▁though ▁many ▁mon ks ▁may ▁have ▁carried ▁tant ō ▁as ▁well . ▁Many ▁mon ks ▁were ▁also ▁accomplished ▁arch ers , ▁and ▁used ▁b am bo o - and - r attan ▁b ows , ▁called ▁da ik y ū , ▁with ▁b am bo o ▁ar rows . ▁The ▁most ▁traditional ▁weapon ▁of ▁the ▁mon k , ▁however , ▁was