14 May 2013
Water Battle
More purifivation ritual than actual water fight -- which is why so many people are dumping buckets of freezing water on themselves -- this Shinto ritual combines community bonding with strength and focusing the mind. Everyone from bankers to laborers, young and old, strips to fundoshi and frolics in the chilly water.
10 May 2013
06 May 2013
The Art Of Irezumi
Irezumi, the intricate traditional tattooing of Japan famous for it's artistry and suggestion of ties to the underworld, is often displayed by its owners clad only in fundoshi. Above, a gentleman gets some coloring done on his left thigh. Below, many more pictures of fundoshi-wrapped men displaying their irezumi tattoos... or is it irezumi-inked men displaying their fundoshis?
01 May 2013
Fundamental Fundoshi
Something fundamental is not just something primary or foundation -- your "fundament" is literally your buttocks! Kind of gives new meaning to fundamentalism.
Not to suggest fundoshi is fundamentalist, rather to point out a forgotten meaning of the word and to suggest that a fundoshi be the foundation of your daily wear.
Not to suggest fundoshi is fundamentalist, rather to point out a forgotten meaning of the word and to suggest that a fundoshi be the foundation of your daily wear.
28 April 2013
24 April 2013
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