While rokushaku fundoshi attracts attention as healthy underwear because it presses acupressure points on the waist and between legs including tanden (the inner part of the lower abdomen just beneath the navel), it is not likely to be widely used as underwear in this world of Western-style clothing due to its bulkiness as well as the difficulty of putting it on and taking it off, although it is suitable for Japanese-style clothing.
丹田を始めとする腰や股間の各種ツボを刺激するため、健康下着として注目される一方、着脱に難があり、かさばることから、和服には適しても、洋装中心の現代では実用下着として普及しにくいという側面もある。