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thumb|Similar four- and six-warp Chinese sandals, c. 1930 ([[:Commons:Category:Circa 1930 Chinese sandals AM 15832|other views)]]

() are light tie-on sandals, made from ropemaking fibers (usually straw), that were the standard footwear of the common people in Japan. In the Edo period (1603–1867 CE), geta were worn in cities, but anyone making a long journey wore . They were also worn for energetic or prolonged labour. and by some fishers of mountain streams. Most other ropemaking fibers can also be used, such as cotton, hemp, palm fibers, or even strips of rag.

Tying

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File:Kyoto Gion Matsuri J09 130.jpg|These are made as in the instructions above, but two small loops are woven on each side (instead of one big foot-crossing loop), and the leftover-warp loops at the heel are retained. A separate rope is then woven through these loops to attach the to the foot.

File:Kyoto Gion Matsuri J09 129.jpg|A method of tying the without a fastening around the ankle (Gion Matsuri, 2009)

File:Jidai Matsuri 2009 466.jpg|Another more complex tying variation; the leftover heel loops are drawn through the rear set of side loops, with a separate piece of rope threaded between them. (Jidai Matsuri, 2009)

File:20111023 Jidai 0012 (cropped to first pair of waraji).jpg|Another tying variation, worn over

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There are a number of different ways of tying straps; even historically, there was no standardised method of attaching the shoes to one's feet.

Ceremonial use

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File:Waraji by mrhayata in Kyoto.jpg| hung as offerings in Kyoto

File:Waraji-1.jpg|A giant in Asakusa Temple, Tokyo

File:Gyoja wearing a renge-gasa.jpg|A pilgrim performing laces over , 1954

File:Waraji on Hiei Mountain, next to Enryaku-ji Kyōin.jpg|The worn-out of monks who have completed the , 2009

File:Nakiri-jinja(Mie) 08.JPG|An is carried into the sea at a festival, Nakiri-jinja, 2006

File:金網 (5581030058).jpg|Straw- and rag-woven sandals hung as offerings

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Traditionally, were donated to temples as offerings for healthy feet and protection on journeys.

See also

  • List of shoe styles
  • Bast shoe, similar Northeastern European shoe
  • Geta, traditional Japanese wooden clogs
  • Huarache (shoe), traditional Mexican sandals constructed from woven strips of leather
  • , traditional Japanese split-toe workboots
  • Jipsin and mit'uri, similar Korean shoes
  • , traditional Japanese wooden platform clogs
  • , traditional Japanese split-toe socks
  • Zori, traditional Japanese sandals

Notes

References

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