Shitagi
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can refer to one of two things in Japanese culture:
  • a type of shirt donned by Samurai
    Samurai
    is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...

    when they are wearing full armour. It is the second garment to be put on, coming second only to the Fundoshi
    Fundoshi
    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...

    , the Japan
    Japan
    Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

    ese loincloth. There are several different types of shitagi. It should be put on as though it were a kimono, the left hand being put first into its sleeve, and then the right, the breast being then buttoned and the waist cord finally tied at the back.

  • women's underwear in modern Japan.
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