Currently there are separate tags for fundoshis of every colour of the rainbow, yet inexplicably no tags for distinguishing between style variants which one may argue is a much more significant aspect to specialize on.

I propose adding specialized tags that implicate fundoshi, most notably the distinction between etchu and rokushaku to start, and perhaps adding other less popular styles on an as-encountered basis.

You could use the tool in topic #27288 to get both etchu and rokushaku to at least 100 posts, while finding less popular styles on the way. If that goal can be met, a BUR would be easily justified IMO.

A wiki page for both would also be preferred, for those unaware of the differences.

I have made wiki entries for etchu and rokushaku as well as some demonstrative edits for them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFLA2rW3WBc

So in layman terms, rokushaku is the most "popular" one where there is no visible "apron" and etchu is the one where a little apron is in the front?

notknow said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFLA2rW3WBc

So in layman terms, rokushaku is the most "popular" one where there is no visible "apron" and etchu is the one where a little apron is in the front?

Note that there is also the wari fundoshi that has an apron as well. It can be thought of as a hybrid between etchu and rokushaku, where it’s a single fabric twice as along as a regular etchu fundoshi, split down the middle along half its length, the two split branches twisted into a waist band in lieu of the sewn string of etchu. See the instructive figures near the bottom of http://chibineco.com/goods_warifun_2017.shtml

The main distinguishing feature between wari and etchu is that the former twists the buttocks section into a thong whereas the latter is just a straightforward fabric passing between the legs.