One item of interest and surprise is the popularity of a brand of mens underwear by a company called Rogin, which depicts the motiff of the popular warlords from the Warring States period. There is a brand for Oda Nobunaga as well as Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Before you rush out to try and buy a pair of these, you should now that sales have been very brisk and they are now out of stock. New stock should be arriving in stores soon. Apparently, sales have been strong with women who are said to be buying the underwear as presents. (or maybe wearing it themselves?)
Priced at around YEN 9,000, these are not a cheap item. They were originally designed to be in the category of 勝負パンツ (shoubu pants), which are worn for special occasions when you need that extra sense of power and confidence. For example on a first date, or at a special business meeting when you want to land a big contract. For these occasions the extra money spent on such an item may seem worthwhile.
If the small pictures weren’t sufficient to grab your interests here are some extra large ones
Here is a link to a newspaper article about this brand. (Japanese only, but with photo).
and a further article by Excite with some pictures.
Here is a link to the Japanese and English site of the manufacturer where you can order online. They are simply calling the brand line “Samurai” here.
I like the underwear. Real man would wear them.
what about the women wearing them?
Are they comfortable though? And would YOU wear them shibuya? lol
not sure I would be seen wearing them around town. hoping i dont get them as a gift. B)
Probably good to use in the winter, keeps ur thighs warm
good thinking
Quite different from anything I've ever seen. Who knows it might come in handy especially in the wintertime to keep your lower half warm. Grew up in Wisconsin, forgot how cold it got there.
Quite different from anything I've ever seen. Who knows it might come in handy especially in the wintertime to keep your lower half warm. Grew up in Wisconsin, forgot how cold it got there.
Maybe get a pair for Rilakkuma,:) then he could do a review on them,see what he thinks of them,just a suggestion.
We wouldn't be able to see him over the top of them. A review sounds a good idea
they look very comfortable. I can imagine one pair of those is quite useful in the winter, but I would feel a little bit awkward just wearing them outside.
As long as no one sees you, all is good 🙂
They sound amazing XD
so grateful for this post–I reblogged after seeing the boingboing.net here: http://www.asianart.org/blog/index.php/2009/06/06…
thanks. glad you liked it.
When I read the title to this post, I thought the underwear was going to be really cool. Looking at them though, they look at bit long in the leg, don't they?
Anywho, great post: they'd prolly be good for a gift. Watch out Shibuya, you're going to end up with tonnes of them now!
I am waiting patiently to see what turns up ! xD
I would LOVE to get these as a gift, I mean it would save me the hassle of having them to order online and all haha. I like them, they're COOL.
I mean, only time another girl gets to see them is while you get undressed to….. battle muhahahaha. 😛 hehe.
Definitely a good time for a battle 😉
i'd wear them! send me a couple 😀
If any turn up, I might do a giveaway contest using them D)
dude. this product would definitely find it's place in the logging industry…does it come in a capri?
does it come in a kevlar style?
I dont think the old samurai went in for kevlar much 😉
😀
Tokugawa…cool!
I wonder what he would think if he were still alive?
The sort of thing youd wear into a battle (or slaughter depending on how good you are) ?
I hope not slaughter. xD
I found some online. What do you think? Good price? I can’t buy it in yen in person…
http://www.japantrendshop.com/samurai-underwear-p-667.html
I even found some kids underwear! Did the kids of samurai really wear these?
http://www.japantrendshop.com/kid-samurai-underwear-p-668.html