What is that accessory featured around Japanese gods' necks?


It's like a...fluffy... _thingy_. It floats around their head and past their
shoulders and down to their waist. I see it a lot. The two characters with it
who come to mind are Guren from Shounen Onmyouji and Elsie from The World God
Only Knows, but there are others with the same accessory. I'm just curious as
to what it is. Attached is Guren with the...thingy.[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6e0XT.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6e0XT.jpg)




This is actually a culture/belief thing, so it is a real thing. It occurs in
many Asian countries, like China and Japan. Here is a picture of it in real
life:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AYkPC.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AYkPC.jpg)

Basically, it is a silk scarf, a really long one. It is not only used by gods;
in the ancient times, dancers and women performing in front of people with
some sort of power (such as money or governing) would usually wear this. When
people in real life wear it, it obviously won't be like that; it would be like
a normal scarf, as you can see from this picture:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gHzlj.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gHzlj.jpg)

In there the scarf is floating around the woman: this is to bring out her aura
and beauty.

That's the basic idea, though I might have missed certain details. If anyone
is reading this and think I didn't put down the correct answer, please add on.
Hope this helps.




This is actually a culture/belief thing, so it is a real thing. It occurs in
many Asian countries, like China and Japan. Here is a picture of it in real
life:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AYkPC.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AYkPC.jpg)

Basically, it is a silk scarf, a really long one. It is not only used by gods;
in the ancient times, dancers and women performing in front of people with
some sort of power (such as money or governing) would usually wear this. When
people in real life wear it, it obviously won't be like that; it would be like
a normal scarf, as you can see from this picture:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gHzlj.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gHzlj.jpg)

In there the scarf is floating around the woman: this is to bring out her aura
and beauty.

That's the basic idea, though I might have missed certain details. If anyone
is reading this and think I didn't put down the correct answer, please add on.
Hope this helps.

