Although the hakama worn by a miko traditionally had a machi (divider that made it look like trousers) in it, a hakama called andon hakama (one without a divider) created by Utako SHIMODA, an educator, during the Meiji period became so popular among women that it has been adopted as the miko garment.
元来、袴は襠（まち）ありであったが、明治になって教育者の下田歌子が女学生用の袴として行灯袴を発明し、好評だったことから後に同じ女性である巫女の分野にも導入されることとなった。