In sumo, a mawashi (Japanese: 廻し) is the belt that the rikishi (or sumo wrestler) wears during training or in competition. Upper ranked professional wrestlers wear a keshō-mawashi as part of the ring entry ceremony or dohyo-iri.
Fundoshi (褌) is the traditional Japanese undergarment for adult males, made from a length of cotton.
Before World War II,
the fundoshi was the main form of underwear for Japanese adult males.
However it fell out of use quickly after the war with the introduction
of new underwear to the Japanese market, such as briefs and trunks.
Nowadays, the fundoshi is mainly used not as underwear but as festival (matsuri) clothing at Hadaka Matsuri or, sometimes, as swimwear.
There are several types of fundoshi, including rokushaku, kuroneko, mokko and etchū.
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