▁( m ats uri ) ▁cl othing ▁at ▁Had aka ▁M ats uri ▁or , ▁sometimes , ▁as ▁sw im we ar . ▁ ▁Types ▁and ▁uses ▁ ▁The ▁fund oshi ▁is ▁first ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁classic ▁Japanese ▁history ▁text ▁the ▁N ih ong i . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁dep icted ▁on ▁cl ay ▁figures , ▁h ani wa . ▁ ▁The ▁fund oshi ▁was ▁the ▁under we ar ▁of ▁choice ▁of ▁every ▁Japanese ▁adult ▁male , ▁rich ▁or ▁poor , ▁high ▁or ▁low ▁status , ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁when ▁American ization ▁popular ized ▁el astic ized ▁under p ants . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁types ▁of ▁fund oshi , ▁including ▁rok ush aku , ▁kur one ko , ▁m ok ko ▁and ▁et ch ū . ▁ ▁The ▁fund oshi ▁comes ▁in ▁several ▁basic ▁styles . ▁The ▁most ▁relax ed ▁type ▁consists ▁in ▁a ▁strip ▁of ▁cloth , ▁w ound ▁around ▁the ▁h ips , ▁secured ▁at ▁the ▁small ▁of ▁the ▁back ▁by ▁kn ot ting ▁or ▁tw isting , ▁with ▁the ▁excess ▁brought ▁forward ▁between ▁the ▁legs , ▁and ▁t uck ed ▁through ▁the ▁cloth ▁bel t ▁in ▁front ▁to ▁hang ▁as ▁an ▁apr on . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁style , ▁for ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁active , ▁is ▁formed ▁when ▁the ▁cloth ▁is ▁w ound ▁around ▁the ▁h ips ▁so ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁excess ▁of ▁apr on , ▁which ▁is ▁brought ▁back ▁again ▁between ▁the ▁legs ▁and ▁tw isted ▁around ▁the ▁bel t - cl