traditional and other japanese shoes photo thread
 

this is a thread for japanese shoes..ppl can comment them and pick their favourites..

men shoes:

Japanese men's shoes Zori Tatami
Japanese traditional shoes for men with square tipped.



Japanese men's Tabi
Japanese traditional outdoor shoes.



Japanese traditional shoes for traveler and samurai in battle field Waraji



women shoes:

Modern japanese shoes





Japanese wooden women's shoes Geta
Japanese wooden shoes for kimono and yukata with splay heels.



Japanese women's Zori Tatami

heh those samurai shoose were cool.. buy me :D:D.. just kiddin

those wooden ones..yeah their cool..i though that you like more tabis:)
no i ain't gonna buy you those:mtongue:

yes you might...these particular shoes are made from very lightweight pauwlonia wood and with silk kimono fabric straps.
arigatou coolnard^^

well i haven't worn them but yeah i think that they are comfortable to wear^^

anytime:vsign: ^^

i'll try to post new photos every day..

it's a GETA day
 

Men's geta:



Women's modern geta:





some other awesome getas:





itaura-geta:
These geta were worn at an ironworks or an engine room in a ship to protect feet from iron scraps or engine oil.

the first pic is cool.. but how do u walk with them.. i dont get that :P

i think that they are comfortable....

yeah i mean me too.. but dont get how do they balance in those things :P the look cool wanna try :D

Waragutsu (left) are made of reeds and are traditional snow boots. Zori (right) can also refer to simple straw thongs.




Geta (left & top) are made of wood and are generally worn with yukata. Zori (right) such as these to be worn with kimono can be very elaborate.

I have a pair of Geta There are awesome ^_^

so are they comfortable?^^

Yes I love them, But you first have to get used to them, if you've never warn them before.

My where like $50.00 But where a gift.

awesome i would like to have a pair of getas..
here's a photo..i love those socks..they look cute^^
Traditional tabi (above) and tabi-socks (right) with a traditional motif

I used to have a pair of Tabi socks to ^_^ but they got old ( i wore them too much)

I want to buy a Pair of Tabi when I go back to Japan. (not the one in the photo though lol)

lol..if i have a pair of tabi socks i would also wore them off..^^...now i want a pair of those also..

AI Otsuka Ai