This company is bringing the single-toothed geta shoe back into fashion
If you’ve ever been lucky enough to have a maiko, geisha or oiran pass you by in the streets, you may have noticed their approach…
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If you’ve ever been lucky enough to have a maiko, geisha or oiran pass you by in the streets, you may have noticed their approach…
If you’ve ever seen someone wearing traditional Japanese clothing like a kimono or a yukata, you might have noticed the wooden sandals worn as part…
An exhibition taking place at the Takashimaya department store in Shinjuku, Tokyo is redesigning the geta, Japan’s traditional sandals. The woman behind the exhibition is…
Nyarageta are feline-motif take on geta (traditional Japanese sandals) madeby Nara-based footwear maker Narageta (the name of the sandals is a pun combining the maker’s…
Recently, a number of footwear makers have been trying their hand (or foot) at trying to preserve the look and charm of geta, or traditional…
Geta, or traditional elevated Japanese sandals, make for an awesome souvenir from Japan, but many find them to be difficult to walk in and perhaps…
Just when we thought we had seen the ultimate in Japanese summer feline fashion with cat-motif yukata, it turns out there is a purrfect pair…
Originally introduced to Japan from China long ago, geta are sandals with an elevated wooden base made to keep the feet high above ground. They…