What is Geta?

A staple of Japanese culture, Geta are a type of traditional footwear that offer both form and function. Still worn today, they remain ideal for keeping cool.

What is a traditional Geta?

Traditional Geta are "thong sandals" usually made of a wooden base with two raised wooden supports on the heel and front that keep the foot off the ground. They are usually worn over Tabi, a type of traditional Japanese pair of socks.

The raised sole of the Geta also made it easy to walk and maintain good posture.

What is the modern Geta?

People's priorities have changed their habits, now we prefer to spend time learning something productive rather than learning to walk with old wooden Geta. Modern needs demand modern solutions.

It is no longer a simple wooden sandal with a flat sole or with two thin teeth. Modern Geta are made with many different materials, sometimes synthetic or natural or both, and are available in many models. The teeth can vary as the colors can differ from one model to another, today we find more and more styles for more and more different people.

How is Geta worn?

Geta are iconic footwear in Japanese tradition. Although less common today, they continue to be worn in combination with traditional clothing such as yukata (light summer kimono), as well as with Western outfits today.

How were Geta worn?

The Geta is extremely useful in wet areas. The raised clogs allow walkers to avoid stepping in puddles, mud, and other obstacles. They also help keep feet dry after getting out of the water on boats.

Geta and zori are two types of traditional footwear that have been used in Japan for a long time. Before the introduction of Western culture, Japanese people did not wear shoes, but rather geta and zori when venturing outside. Even today, geta and zori are essential, especially when wearing a kimono or other traditional type of clothing.

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The sandals ZORI are a type of traditional Japanese footwear. Initially, they were made of straw and used with the Kimono . Nowadays, the ZORI are made of various materials and they usually have a rubber sole. Zori can be used indoors, with casual wear or as beach sandals today.

Traditional Japanese shoes are not often seen these days, as they are usually only worn with other traditional clothing but increasingly with everyday clothes.

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