Coordinating Clothing with Traditional Japanese Footwear
We hope that you will enjoy these healthy and visually beautiful traditional Japanese footwear in any style you like, even with western clothes other than kimono.
It is great to match it with casual clothes, and it may be interesting to match it with traditional costumes from different countries.
Paulownia geta easily make you taller and surprisingly lightweight
In Japan, the Japanese have long used the idiom “make someone wear GETA” when something looks bigger or a little better than it actually is. This is because traditional geta with teeth under the outsole make you look very tall and long-legged.
If you were to achieve a height of more than 5 cm in a shoe, it would be quite heavy. However, geta made of paulownia wood are surprisingly light. Their lightness will surely surprise you.
If you walk with geta made of good paulownia wood stepsole with HANAO-straps installed by skilled craftsmen and wear them in the correct way, you will not get tired and hurt your feet even if you wear them for a long time.
There is also a lower height type
We recommend this one for beginners as it is easier to walk.
Not only traditional geta, but also a sandal-like type called ” ukon geta” are common today.
Unlike Western sandals, there are no left or right sides, but the surface of the stepsole is curved and the outsole is shaped like a shoe, making it easy to walk in for those not used to traditional Japanese geta. Most are made of paulownia wood and are very light.
