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(tabi)

tabi

(Tabi are small items that serve as socks for Japanese clothing.)

Tabi are small items that serve as socks for Japanese clothing.

(Tabi are characterized by their separate fingertips)

Tabi are characterized by their separate fingertips

(so that the thong is held between the fingers when wearing zori sandals.)

so that the thong is held between the fingers when wearing zori sandals.

(It is common to wear a tabi with a metal fitting called kohaze attached to a hook.)

It is common to wear a tabi with a metal fitting called kohaze attached to a hook.

(Also, when wearing a kimono, if you try to put on tabi after wearing an undergarment or kimono,)

Also, when wearing a kimono, if you try to put on tabi after wearing an undergarment or kimono,

(the kimono that has been beautifully dressed may fall apart.)

the kimono that has been beautifully dressed may fall apart.

(Tabi were traditionally made of deer skin,)

Tabi were traditionally made of deer skin,

(but from the middle of the 17th century, they began to be made of cotton.)

but from the middle of the 17th century, they began to be made of cotton.

(Nowadays, many Japanese wear socks with split feet like tabi.)

Nowadays, many Japanese wear socks with split feet like tabi.

(Since the Meiji era, jikatabi, which do not use sandals)

Since the Meiji era, jikatabi, which do not use sandals

(and are worn directly on the ground with rubber soles, have also been made.)

and are worn directly on the ground with rubber soles, have also been made.

(Jikatabi is lightweight and flexible, which makes it easy to move around in.)

Jikatabi is lightweight and flexible, which makes it easy to move around in.

(It is made of cloth, so it does not get stuffy, and is easy to wash.)

It is made of cloth, so it does not get stuffy, and is easy to wash.

(For this reason, jikatabi are still widely used in Japan as footwear for outdoor workers)

For this reason, jikatabi are still widely used in Japan as footwear for outdoor workers

(even at the beginning of the 21st century.)

even at the beginning of the 21st century.

(These footwear are also popular with foreigners.)

These footwear are also popular with foreigners.

(It is also good for your health because it prevents bunions)

It is also good for your health because it prevents bunions

(and your toes firmly grip the ground, and is used by many athletes.)

and your toes firmly grip the ground, and is used by many athletes.

(Please try these footwear.)

Please try these footwear.