Japanese noodle giant Nissin tends to have a lot of fun on Twitter, often teasing potential releases of items based on their popular Cup Noodle…

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…

Setta are traditional style Japanese sandals. For many years, the industry had been protecting traditional techniques quite conservatively until a Setta design company, “DESIGN SETTA…

Kyoto-based Relier81 has made a name for itself crafting fashionable footwear from upcycled kimonos as a way of preserving the venerable tradition of kimono-making while…

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…

It’d be pretty strange to take a stroll on a Japanese beach and find yourself staring at the footprints of a monkey or T-Rex, but…