Hm.. been reading and playing few games, and found this situation few times.
Is it true that girls go commando when wearing yukata or kimono?
That's what they say and did. But since yukata is now worn to hang out in festivals, it would be extremely dangerous to go commando so it's mostly not true anymore.
That makes me think, what did they wear underneath all that kimono layers back when there was no proper underwear? Another kind of underwear perhaps?
That's what they say and did. But since yukata is now worn to hang out in festivals, it would be extremely dangerous to go commando so it's mostly not true anymore.
That makes me think, what did they wear underneath all that kimono layers back when there was no proper underwear? Another kind of underwear perhaps?
Maybe the hadajuban or nagajuban is the underwear for the people back then?
From what I read, the Hadajuban and Nagajuban were more or less what the West would call an "undershirt" -esque underwear rather than the one worn down south. I was only able to find that the Fundoshi is the underwear back then, and it was mostly a male adult undergarment. And even then, the fundoshi lost favor with the typical Japanese as soon as they were introduced to briefs and boxers post-WWII.
Makes you wonder if going commando really was the traditional way to go about it...
From what I read, the Hadajuban and Nagajuban were more or less what the West would call an "undershirt" -esque underwear rather than the one worn down south. I was only able to find that the Fundoshi is the underwear back then, and it was mostly a male adult undergarment. And even then, the fundoshi lost favor with the typical Japanese as soon as they were introduced to briefs and boxers post-WWII.
Makes you wonder if going commando really was the traditional way to go about it...
If that's the case... how did the women back then deal with that "special" time of the month?
If that's the case... how did the women back then deal with that "special" time of the month?
After a bit of googling...
Messily, but not by much. Apparently back then, making your own menstrual pads (then called "uma") was a thing. It was modeled after a horse belly band meant to hold in its droppings.
Messily, but not by much. Apparently back then, making your own menstrual pads (then called "uma") was a thing. It was modeled after a horse belly band meant to hold in its droppings.
Thanks for the info. So they already had "pads" back then, just like how the men back then utilized lamb intestines as condoms...
Thanks for the info. So they already had "pads" back then, just like how the men back then utilized lamb intestines as condoms...
There was also the concept of "Purity" (Kegare, to be specific) that permeated through the entire Japanese culture, too. Since menstrual blood was considered "impure" and unclean, I'd imagine girls during their cycle would be separated from their typical life schedule until it passed.
From what little I've read on the subject, at least.
Wow, I learnt so much new things. Thanks again for the info guys :D
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