Known as buruma (ブルマ), also burumā (ブルマー), bloomers were introduced in Japan as women's clothing for physical education in 1903. After the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, a newer style of bloomers which fit the body closer, similar to volleyball uniforms, became commonplace. Around the mid-1990s, however, schools and individuals began to choose sports shorts instead, citing modesty concerns. Some people are interested in bloomers in clothing fetish context.
In Japan they are highly sexualized so this google image search will be NSFW(-ish): ブルマ | ブルマー.
In Japan they are highly sexualized so this google image search will be NSFW(-ish): ブルマ | ブルマー.