Japanese Footwear Traditional Japanese Footwear Unknown Even to Japanese
Shuttōgutsu: Ritual Shoes Worn by Buddhist MonksWhen people think of traditional Japanese footwear, most imagine:Geta (w...
Japanese Footwear
Japanese Footwear 
Japanese Footwear Ancient Japanese Shoes: What Are “Hanadaka-gutsu”?
Japan has many traditional types of footwear such as 下駄 (geta) and 草履 (zori).However, long before these became common, a...
Japanese Footwear Ancient Bronze Shoes from Japan’s Kofun Period
When people think about traditional Japanese footwear, they usually imagine straw sandals, wooden geta, or cloth shoes. ...
Japanese Footwear Bota Zori: Traditional Japanese Sandals Made from Recycled Fabric
These traditional Japanese sandals are called Bota Zori, handmade footwear crafted by weaving strips of old fabric toget...
Japanese Footwear Strange Japanese Geta: Tea-Crushing Sandals and Roller Skate Geta
Japan is famous for traditional footwear called geta, wooden sandals worn with kimono.Most people imagine simple wooden ...
Japanese Footwear Not All Japanese Snow Is Powder
Subtitle: Climate Shapes the SoleWestern Japan: Walking on Wet SnowIn western Japan, snow is often wet and heavy.Tempera...
Japanese Footwear Wearing Rice and Wearing Lacquer: Footwear and Social Hierarchy in Ancient Japan
What did people wear on their feet in ancient Japan?For many overseas readers, the image is simple: straw sandals. Rough...
Japanese Footwear Walking on the Land: How Japanese People Made Footwear from What Grew Around Them
Modern shoes are industrial products.Rubber is synthesized, foam is engineered, leather is globally traded, and design i...
Japanese Footwear Waragutsu: Straw Boots for Snow and Survival
When Sandals Were Not EnoughIn much of Japan, straw sandals were sufficient for daily life. But in colder regions, espec...
Japanese Footwear Before Rubber: Straw Sandals in Traditional Japan — For People and Horses
Walking on Straw: Life Before Modern ShoesBefore rubber soles and leather boots became common, everyday life in Japan de...