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12	The fundoshi (Japanese: 褌 / ふんどし) is the traditional UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese style of {{Loincloth}}. It is a single long piece of cloth wrapped into place and fastened by twisting and tucking alone. This versatile tying technique makes any suitable piece of cloth a potential fundoshi. A similar technique can also be used to wear cloth as a headband. Although historically worn by both men and women, if worn by women in modern fiction, it is almost always for fanservice.
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14	Traditionally, the fundoshi was worn as a form of underwear. Its role as underwear has decreased in modern Japanese society, as more people wear Western-style underpants. The fundoshi still may be worn during traditional festivals, or as swimwear. In fiction, it will often be worn constantly to complete a Japanese set of AwesomeAnachronisticApparel.
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16	A SubTrope of {{Loincloth}}. Compare BarelyThereSwimwear, SexySweaterGirl, SexySoakedShirt. Not to be confused with [[YaoiFangirl fujoshi]] or their male counterpart fudanshi.
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24	* Matsuri of ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'' wears fundoshi, which we end up [[MsFanservice seeing a lot]] after he's [[GenderBender turned female]]. His name is even a [[PunnyName a pun]] on this, being a homophone for the ''matsuri'' (festivals) where people still wear them. According to a bonus page, it's considered part of the exorcist {{ninja}} uniform, but Matsuri wears them even off the job because he's comfortable in them. He also [[TooMuchInformation lets Suzu know]] that his grandpa wears a red fundoshi. This doesn't seem to be as common as Matsuri assumes, as Soga lets him know he just wears boxers. Eventually, Matsuri's mother convinces him to switch to regular panties as a sort of mental endurance training--temporarily causing Matsuri to become [[SecurityBlanket less confident]] and even [[CongruentMemory less coordinated]].
25	* ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'''s Hanayama Kaoru is a Yakuza, and so a very traditional man. When he gets serious on a fight, he [[BattleStrip rips his clothes]], shows his family's back tattoo and keeps on fighting. Wearing only a fundoshi.
26	* ''Manga/BlackClover'': Worn by both Yami and Magna of the Black Bulls in order to emphasize their manliness. Magna wears his to the [[BeachEpisode beach]], while Yami wears one in combination with a happi during the FestivalEpisode. Fundoshi also seem to be Yami's underwear of choice.
27	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
28	** Pesche.
29	** Ikkaku wears one in the "Bleach on the Beach" chapter.
30	** Renji is wearing one with a [[FieryRedHead flame pattern]] when he kicks Hanataro in the manga version of the ''Soul Society arc''.
31	* In ''Anime/CuteyHoney'', [[DirtyOldMan Dan]][[MiniatureSeniorCitizens bei]] wears one for FanDisservice.
32	* Junko's from ''Literature/DemonKingDaimao'' is the [[MaleGaze first thing we see of her]]; she also wears a {{Sarashi}}.
33	* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', Elfman wears one adorned with a character meaning "honorable man".
34	* ''Manga/FoodWars'':
35	** One of Isshiki's standard outfits, the others being the NakedApron, the BarelyThereSwimwear and the [[SharpDressedMan Nice Suit]].
36	** Senzaemon Nakiri also wears one, but unlike Isshiki he wears it as underwear. He usually dresses in very traditional Japanese garb, so it sort of comes with the territory.
37	* Clain from ''Anime/{{Fractale}}'', after being forced to change his dirty pants, reveals that it's his choice of underwear.
38	* In ''New Manga/GetterRobo'', Musashibo Benkei wears one in his debut episode ([[GoingCommando but only that episode]]).
39	* Featured often in ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' for comedic effect.
40	* ''Manga/GoldenKamuy'': Many male characters (namely Sugimoto, Yoshitake, Kiroranke, and Tanigaki) wear these. Justified given the time period.
41	* In the ''Manga/{{Gokusen}}'' manga, [[ShipperOnDeck Ooshima]] more or less forces Shin to participate in a festival where the men traditionally wear fundoshi, because it's major {{fetish}} for [[YakuzaPrincess Kumiko]].
42	* ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'': [[BloodKnight Kumojaki]] wears one during the BeachEpisode. [[http://img291.imageshack.us/i/ohgodwhatl.jpg/ A reeeaaaaaaaally long one.]]
43	* Kikuri of ''Anime/HellGirl'' sports a pair of these. Though considering she looks to be about five years old at best (hard to tell with demons and all) it's definitely not for fanservice.
44	* In the manga ''Anime/{{K}}'': Stray Dog Story, Kuroh fights a monster underwater wearing just a fundoshi. He loses, gets out of the water, and angsts attractively against a rock.
45	* In the anime of the otome game ''VisualNovel/KamigamiNoAsobi'', Takeru Totsuka (a.k.a. the sea god Susanoo) wears one in the swimsuit episode (episode 3).
46	* In ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'', Shigure and Hayato prefer fundoshi to Western-style bathing suits. Shigure also wears a [[{{Sarashi}} chest wrap]] for her upper body and finds a standard two-piece bathing suit to be indecent.
47	* ''Manga/KyouKaraOreWa'' features it in a rather strange way: a character who [[MuggingTheMonster tried to bully Mitsuhashi pre-series]] ended up bandaged in such a way it looked he was wearing a fundoshi over his head and nicknamed Fundoshi Mask as the start of Mitsuhashi completely ruining his life and [[ButForMeItWasTuesday forgetting about him]].
48	* During a fight in a hot spring in the manga version of ''Manga/LoveHina'', traditional MasterSwordswoman Tsuruko Aoyama is shown to be wearing fundoshi; her younger sister and Hinata-sou resident Motoko is shown to wear regular white panties.
49	* Goemon from ''Characters/LupinIII''. Particularly of note on missions involving swimming or diving; the rest of the Lupin gang will opt for wetsuits, but not the [[{{Samurai}} highly traditional]] Goemon.
50	* Blink and you'll miss it: Early in the second season of ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'' Shigeo's 'hardcore training montage' while running for class president includes a shot of him wearing a fundoshi while squaring off against a bear. It [[SurrealHumor makes just]] [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext as much sense in context]].
51	* Played for squicky laughs in a ''Franchise/OnePiece'' filler set in Medieval Japan, where Nami is hit by a strange piece of cloth... revealed to be [[HollywoodCyborg Franky's]] Fundoshi. Her reaction is priceless.
52	** Worn frequently by the ManlyMan daimyo Kozuki Oden, who hails from the land of [[{{Wutai}} Wano]], which is based on feudal Japan. His normal attire is a very short kimono that showed off most of his legs. Later on, he is forced by his enemies to dance in nothing but his fundoshi in the streets of the Flower Capital in exchange for keeping hostages alive and as a means to humilate him.
53	* In the ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' manga, Tamaki must wear one of these if his team loses the sports festival. [[spoiler: They do. He does]].
54	* In ''Manga/SakigakeOtokojuku'', fundoshi are the only underwear permitted by school rules. Consequently, all the students wear them.
55	* ''Anime/SalaryManKintaro'' has Kintaro's sorta boss Morinosuke Yamato strips to one in order to save him, after [[ItMakesSenseInContext Kintaro saves a family from falling off a cliff]].
56	* Another female example: Matabei Gotou from ''Literature/SamuraiGirls'' wears this. In her case, it's definitely FanService... (She's not even wearing a skirt or anything over it!).
57	* ''Manga/SamuraiHaremAsuNoYoichi'': Yoichi in his show's requisite BeachEpisode.
58	* The manga version of ''Manga/{{Shigurui}}'' often depicts artwork of Fujiki and Irako in a fundoshi.
59	* ''{{Anime/SpaceDandy}}'' When Dandy went to the Planet Kayu to find the elusive Munagi, he wore a fundoshi throughout the episode!
60	* ''Manga/YakitateJapan'': To counteract Monica's bikini-clad attire, Suwabara ripped most of his clothes off except his underwear, which happens to be a fundoshi!
61	* When ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'' sees someone in a fundoshi at the town festival, she reacts as a five-year-old probably would: "BUTT!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! BUTT!!!"
62	* Salamander from ''Manga/YouAreBeingSummonedAzazel'' wears nothing but a fundoshi. It's a ShoutOut to Yukio Mishima (of whom Salamander is a parody of) posing in fundoshi with a sword for a photoshoot.
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66	* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' spin-off ''ComicBook/GargoylesBadGuys'', Yama is shown to wear a fundoshi while in stone sleep. It's also hinted from the clothing and equipment neatly laid out on the bed that he often wears an athletic cup.
67	* ''ComicBook/TheGreenHornet: Year One''. When conducting research for Kato's origin, writer Creator/MattWagner was surprised to discover that Japanese underwear of the period essentially consisted of - as he put it - 'banana hammocks'. A scene involving Japanese soldiers in fundoshi ended up in the comic.
68	* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}'': Issue #301: In amidst of chaos, Sabertooth mentions that the yakuza thugs are riding on [[CoolBike crotch-rockets]] armed with chainsaws. What's strange is that the only piece of clothing that the yakuzas are wearing is a fundoshi.
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72	* Ashitaka from ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' has a fundoshi as underwear.
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76	* In ''Film/GungHo'', the Japanese plant managers are shown swimming in a river wearing fundoshi. In a version [[{{bowdlerise}} bowdlerized]] for cable TV, these were digitally retouched to look more like conventional swimsuits when seen from behind.
77	* The film ''Film/HanzoTheRazor'', Hanzo would often strip down to his fundoshi before performing his [[GagPenis "special interrogation"]] to an unfortunate victim.
78	** In the sequel movie, Hanzo fought a group of ninjas with only a katana and a fundoshi.
79	* In the western movie ''Film/RedSun'', [[Creator/CharlesBronson Link Stewart]] takes [[Creator/ToshiroMifune Kuroda's]] clothes while he is bathing. During a heated conversation between the two, Kuroda is standing on cold ground with only his fundoshi wrapped around him.
80	* In ''Film/LadyNinjaKaede'', several of the male characters are shown wearing fundoshi, which is appropriate for the Edo era. (Unlike the female characters who are shown GoingCommando, or wearing [[AnachronismStew completely anachronistic]] [[RuleOfSexy fishnet body stockings]].)
81	* The Psychological thriller ''Film/{{Onibaba}}'', Hachi is shown with his fundoshi attire for the majority of the movie. This was done as a counterpoint to all the topless scenes.
82	* ''Film/SevenSamurai'' when Kikuchiyo went to the riverbank to catch fish with only his fundoshi wrapped around his waist. Even when he is ready for battle, there would be glimpses of his fundoshi shown beneath his armor.
83	* In the movie ''Film/ShowdownInLittleTokyo'', the fully tattooed Yakuza gang fought the protagonists Kenner and Murata with only a fundoshi. Even though the fight is set [[BathhouseBlitz inside a private sento]], you can't have the yakuza fight in the nude. So the yakuza gang wore a fundoshi while getting their butts kicked by the protagonists.
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87	* One of the episodes in ''Series/AbarenboShogun'' involves a samurai who doesn't know how to swim. Even though the Tokugawa Yoshimune is a shogun, he agreed the teach the samurai how to swim. Yoshimune can be seen with a fundoshi during the swimming scenes.
88	* In ''Series/KamenRiderHibiki'', the leather fundoshi was part of the Rider design. This was done to show the Oni motif.
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93	* Some Japanese professional wrestlers with sexual-charged gimmicks wear a thong or a fundoshi to emphasize it. Otoko Sakari, Manabu Murakami and Razor Ramon RG are examples.
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97	* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''[='=]s Bang Shishigami wears one beneath his outfit, it's the only clothing that survives his [[FinishingMove Astral]] [[KillItWithFire Heat]].
98	* The PlayerCharacter in ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' wears a fundoshi (regardless of gender) when the legging equipment slot is empty. It's a bit bizarre given [[CultureChopSuey the setting is otherwise much more visibly European]], and ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' games used a {{loincloth}} or undershorts instead.
99	* Fundoshi is worn as swimwear and underwear by male Hoshidan characters in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', to contrast with the Nohr men, who wear black trunks under their outfits. Ryoma even wears a special red Hoshidan-themed fundoshi in the game's BeachEpisode.
100	* The Japan-only release of ''[[Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist Full Metal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn]]'' for the Wii featured a {{pool scene}}. To show contrast to Winry's swimsuit, Louis Armstrong did his signature muscle pose in a red fundoshi right in front of Edward Elric. Let's just say that Ed got a [[FanDisservice full dose of reality]] afterwards.
101	* Visiting all the hot springs in ''VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima'' not only boosts Jin's max health, but gives the Fundoshi outfit that serves to make his steps silent. GameplayAndStorySegregation also allow him to be ExposedToTheElements when Act 3 has him in the northern part of the island where it's winter.
102	* At one point, the mobile game ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' featured Soriz, Eugen, and Jin in a fashionable fundoshi. Even their theme song Sanbagarasu Otoko Uta exude their manliness with only a piece of cloth wrapped around their waist.
103	** Of course the manliness persona extends to the spinoff fighting game ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus'' where Soriz unleashes his Skybound Art [[SuperMode Muscle Ultimatum]] which sheds his clothes leaving only his fundoshi for the rest of the match. This will augment his special moves as well as overall damage.
104	* ''VideoGame/Guardians1995'': Tulks wears a fundoshi with his gun holster belt.
105	* There are a handful characters in ''VideoGame/{{Gyee}}'' who wear fundoshi on many occasions. For starters, guys who wear it for swimwear such as Bernard, Ranmaru, and Priapus. Also, there are those who wear fundoshi for festive purposes such as Alcander; or even both like the character Moon. Finally, there are individuals from the [[LostTribe Atherland tribe]] like Kamui and Batur that also wear a fundoshi.
106	* Kai, the young male in ''VideoGame/KarinsSkinDivingDiary'', wears a fundoshi as swimwear. [[AccidentalPervert The problem Karin has with this]] is that [[FemaleGaze Kai's fundoshi is so small and tight on him that Karin can see it practically hugging his naughty bits underneath]]. In a combination of HypocriticalHumor and {{Fanservice}}, Karin can happily earn her own fundoshi after helping Kai out with research on some caves, but this also means [[NippleAndDimed leaving her breasts completely exposed]].
107	* In ''VideoGame/KenkaBancho'', you can find one hidden inside the women's bathhouse at a local inn. Plus, you can wear it!
108	* Mizoguchi's alternate costume in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2 Regulation A]]'' wears nothing but a fundoshi.
109	* One of [[TheOneGuy Zafira's]] [[AndYourRewardIsClothes unlockable swimsuits]] in ''VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable: The Gears of Destiny''. The other one is an OldTimeyBathingSuit.
110	* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'': Jin's taunt and anti-air animation show he's not afraid to be traditional in more than one way.
111	** Which leads to ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' when Ryu got Jin Saotome's costume. Knowing that Jin can strip himself into his underwear, it is possible to do a special code where Ryu only wears a fundoshi in battle.
112	* The Feudal Japan ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' spin-offs often depicts the main character in a fundoshi in various situations. It ranges from goofy minigames, sidequests to plot-related cutscenes.
113	** In ''VideoGame/RyuGaGotokuKenzan'', one of the sidequests requires Kiryu to reveal his musculature physique with only his fundoshi-clad attire in front of the NPC.
114	** In ''VideoGame/LikeADragonIshin'', Ryoma Sakamoto woke up inside a prison with his clothes [[MrFanservice stripped off leaving only a fundoshi wrapped around his loins.]]
115	* ''VideoGame/{{Monster Maulers}}'': To emphasize the eccentric nature of the game, Kotetsu wears little more than a fundoshi.
116	* The hidden ending of ''VideoGame/NeoContra'' involves an over-the-top action sequence with Jaguar. [[spoiler: It ends with Jaguar "swimming" into the cosmos with his red fundoshi while Bill Rizer is holding the frontal flap of Jaguar's fundoshi.]]
117	* At the beginning of "Defeat the Shadow Ninja" in ''VideoGame/{{Ninjala}}'', Kappei asks Van where his fundoshi has gone (localization refers to it simply as a loincloth), only to find Gumchi wearing it on his head.
118	* In ''VideoGame/NiNoKuniIIRevenantKingdom'', some of the male inhabitants of Capstan-upon-Hull wear a fundoshi-like garment around their waists
119	* At a certain point of the game, William Adams from ''VideoGame/NiOh'' will ditch his European trunks in favor of the Japanese fundoshi. After all, he stayed in Japan for an extensive amount of time.
120	* The Ruan Brothers from ''VideoGame/OutlawsOfTheLostDynasty'' are headswaps of each other. All sharing the same muscled physique with a rokushaku fundoshi as their base sprite.
121	* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' has a fundoshi as equipable armor. [[InformedEquipment It doesn't appear on their in-game models]]. However, [[ShadowArchetype Shadow Kanji]] is clad in one when you first confront him.
122	* Whenever Ayin makes an appearance in a Creator/{{Psikyo}} game, seeing him in a fundoshi is not uncommon...
123	** One of the endings in ''VideoGame/SengokuAce'', involves [[spoiler: Ayin and Tengai exhibit their muscular bodies with only their fundoshi to cover their loins. Surprisingly, Tengai was okay with it!]]
124	** The Sega-Saturn version of ''Sengoku Blade'', have the exclusive [[{{BonusMaterial}} fortune-telling and the omake video]]. If you are lucky, you might get the official artwork of Ayin in his fundoshi.
125	** In ''VideoGame/{{Strikers 1945}}'', if you use Shinden as your ship and your performance is outstanding, you'll see Ayin in his loincloth in its full glory.
126	** In ''Gunbird 2'', as he turns [[{{PetalPower}} bullets into flowers]], Ayin twirls around with only his fundoshi around his waist.
127	** Also, as Koyori from ''Sengoku Ace'', Ayin is a SecretCharacter in one of HGame TabletopGame/{{Mahjong}} games ''Hot Taisen Gimmick''. Being an erotic girl-only game, having Ayin in a fundushi is clearly FanDisservice.
128	* Sugoroku from ''VideoGame/{{Samurai Shodown}} 6'' wears a fundoshi under his blue happi coat.
129	* [[SharkMan Shaz Aliart]] from VideoGame/{{Schwarzerblitz}} wears a fundoshi as an Alternate Costume. The Game's Developer, Andrea Demetrio, describes it as [[FanDisservice the most cursed costume nobody ever asked for]]. Though a [[PopularWithFurries certain section of the fanbase]], including Ciao (Von Krukru) who made FanArt of the costume that can be viewed on the game's gallery, [[MrFanservice would disagree]].
130	* ''VideoGame/{{Shadow Hearts}}'': Called Loin Guard, it's a recurring male-only accessory that "protects male spirit" and greatly raise attack power. Every game in the trilogy also features a roughly female counterpart to it: a frilly apron in first game, a charming pareo in ''Covenant'' and a belly warmer in ''From the New World.''.
131	** Kurando's ultimate fusion, Shuten-Douji, wears a fundoshi as well.
132	** Also, one of the stud cards features a muscular man wielding a katana and wearing a red fundoshi to encompass his Japanese nationality.
133	* Taking inspiration from Yukio Mishima, Gotou in ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI'' wears a fundoshi in battle.
134	** Speaking of ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'', several demons such as pre-Soul Hackers Loki and Soul Hacker design Take-Mikazuchi wear a fundoshi.
135	* [[HospitalHottie Valentine]] from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'' wears a pair. It's implied that she only wears them because she sits around all day, idolising Japanese culture and watching anime, and doesn't know that they're traditionally worn by men.
136	* As part of the Gangland style pack, Wei Shen from ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012'' wears a fundoshi to complement his Irezumi tattoos.
137	* Starting in [[VideoGame/SoulCalibur Soul Calibur IV]], the fundoshi is one of the recurring costume pieces for character creation.
138	** With the advent of ClothingDamage, characters such as Mitsurugi and Yoshimitsu reveal their fundoshis whenever they take significant damage onto their lower extremities.
139	* Rowen from ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' wears one with a beach robe for his swimwear costume.
140	* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'':
141	** Heihachi's 1P costume from ''Tekken 4''. Enough said....
142	** Also shows up as his Alt costume in ''VideoGame/PlaystationAllStarsBattleRoyale'' [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor as a direct response to fan outcry that they wanted his old man appearance.]]
143	** As one of the swimsuit pieces in ''VideoGame/TekkenTagTournament2'', most of the men can wear a fundoshi regardless of nationality.
144	* In ''[[VideoGame/TengaiMakyouIVTheApocalypse Tengai Makyou IV: The Apocalypse]]'', Zengo presents himself in a red fundoshi before he joins your party.
145	* Some of the characters wear them in ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners'' especially Arsalan, as it's [[UnderwearSwimsuit swimwear]].
146	* As a consequence of fandom injokes, Rinnosuke from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' (particularly his counterpart '''Man'''nosuke) is often depicted wearing nothing but a fundoshi.
147	* In ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' 5, Akira, Kage, and Lei Fei can put on a fundoshi as their swimsuit attire.
148	* ''VideoGame/WayOfTheSamurai'':
149	** Since it takes place in the pre-modern Japan, it is not uncommon to see the male {{NPC}}s wearing a fundoshi.
150	** Also, in ''Way of the Samurai 3'' and ''4'', you have the option to wear nothing but a fundoshi at the character selection screen.
151	* The characters in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'' can wear a fundoshi as one of the costume pieces. However, the US/EU version edited the fundoshi to look like white shorts.
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155	* [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/8/8b/Caren_avenger_Chibichuki.png/revision/latest?cb=20150131165331 Avenger]] from ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'' is revealed to be wearing one in Chibichuki! Manga, which Caren [[GoingCommando uses in place of her Shroud of Magdalene]].
156	* Juuichi's fundoshi scene during the camping arc of ''VisualNovel/{{Morenatsu}}''. Also, Tatsuki is sometimes seen outdoors in a fundoshi.
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160	* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' wears a fundoshi under his white kimono. Since Jack suffers ClothingDamage in half the episodes, he often ends up wearing nothing but it, to the [[MrFanservice delight]] of his female fans.
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164	* This is considered [[GoodOldWays traditional]] in UsefulNotes/{{Japan}} so expect to see it at almost any culture festival that involves men with special outfits. Special manliness points go to Hokkaidō men who wear only this ''[[ExposedToTheElements in the snow]]'' and the Kurama hi-matsuri (fire festival), where men do this while holding '''20 foot long torches''' on their shoulders.
165	* Also a pride point for many {{Yakuza}}, who loudly proclaim their traditionalist ways. Anytime they pose for their elaborate [[TattooedCrook back tattoos]] ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irezumi irezumi]]), there is about a 99% chance that they will do it in fundoshi.
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