Wearing wraji is known to be very
beneficial for the health of your feet because of the way they help
the arch of the foot to form, or shape, properly. This is why
waraji-wearing Japanese have very few problems with flat feet. In
addition, waraji wearing makes your legs and feet stronger because of
the way you must use your muscles when walking.
They are now used for training in martial arts, for rehabilitation
training, for training in mountain climbing, costume play, festival
and are used often for teaching in school.
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it takes an advance order. 23cm: $30.00 one pair of waraji |
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Usually when a Japanese person (woman) is 165 cm tall with a weight of 52 kg then this person would be wearing a size 24 cm waraji, on average. Please send to me the following size details as the diagram shows. Crafts can estimate your proper size. (1 inch = 2.54cm) man or woman: If you don't know much about size, please
take a look at the page "How to wear geta". |
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A traditional rough straw sandal with thong passing between the big and second toes, tied onto the foot with straw straps which pass through a series of loops on the sides of the sole. Waraji were used throughout Japan and worn when taking long journeys on foot. Their manufacture was one of the evening's tasks in a farm household; in many refions making waraji was the first task of the New Year.
link
http://hp1.cyberstation.ne.jp/kyoto/sikaodori.html
http://homepage3.nifty.com/tkumagai/warazinohakikata2.htm