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下駄Geta (wooden sandals)

Geta (wooden sandals) — Violaine Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Geta (下駄) (pl. geta) are traditional Japanese footwear resembling flip-flops. A kind of sandal, geta have a flat wooden base held on the foot with a fabric thong, and are elevated with up to three (though commonly two) "teeth," which keeps the foot raised above the ground.

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Geta (wooden sandals) — Haragayato, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Geta (wooden sandals) — Haragayato, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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問Questions visitors ask

What is Geta (wooden sandals)?

Geta (下駄) (pl.

衣What people wear

Kimono

Kimono和服

Yukata

Yukata浴衣

Obi (sash)

Obi帯

Hakama

Haori (jacket)

Haori羽織

Happi coat

Happi coat法被

Zōri (sandals)

Zōri草履

Tabi (split-toe socks)

Kanzashi (hair ornaments)

Kanzashi簪

Jūnihitoe (court robes)

Jūnihitoe十二単

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