Geta ( ?? ) is a form of traditional Japanese shoes that resemble clogs and flip-flops. They are a kind of sandals with elevated wooden pads on the feet with a thong cloth to keep the feet on the ground. They are worn with traditional Japanese clothing such as kimono or yukata, but (in Japan) also with Western clothes during the summer months. Sometimes geta is worn in rain or snow to keep the feet dry, due to the extra height and impermeability compared to other footwear like z? Ri. They make the same sound with flip-flops that pat their heels while walking. When worn in water or dirt, flip-flops can reverse dirt or water the back of the foot. This is not likely to occur with more severe Japanese geta.
Video Geta (footwear)
Styles
There are several different geta styles. The most familiar style in the West consists of unfinished wooden boards called dai (? , standing) that the legs are set on, with hanao ( ?? , thong cloth) that passes between the big toe and the second toe. Since geta is usually only worn with yukata or other informal Japanese clothing or Western clothes, no need to wear socks. Ordinary people wear at least a little more formal again when wearing special socks called tabi. The apprentice geisha, also called "maiko", uses their special geta (see below) with tabi to accommodate hanao .
Two supporting parts under the base board, called ha (? , teeth) , also made of wood, usually very light left (? , paulownia) and create a distinctive "clacking" sound while running: karankoron ( ?????? ) . This is sometimes referred to as one of the voices most missed by Japanese parents in modern life. A traditional saying in Japanese is translated as "You do not know until you've put on geta." This means something like, "You can not tell the results until the game is over."
The reason for wearing very high platform shoes is not for fashion, but for practical reasons. If someone wears a very expensive kimono hanging down to their feet, they do not want to get mud when they walk outside.
Maps Geta (footwear)
Construction
Geta is made from one piece of solid wood that forms the only and two wooden beams underneath. These blocks may have metal plates on the touching part of the ground to extend the life span of the geta. A piece of V-shaped fabric forms the top of the slipper.
The dai can vary in shape: oval ("more feminine") to rectangles ("more masculine") and color (natural, varnish, or stained). The ha may also vary in style; for example, tengu-geta has only one single "tooth". There is also a less common geta with three teeth. Traders use (d) very high geta (two long teeth) to keep the feet well above the rest of the seafood on the floor. Teeth are usually not separate, but geta carved from a wooden block. Teeth of the tengu, however, are reinforced by a special attachment. The geta gear may have harder wood drilled down to avoid splitting, and the dental soles may have a rubber sole glued to them.
The hanao can be wide and soft, or narrow and hard, and it can be made with a variety of fabrics. Cotton printed with traditional Japanese motifs is very popular, but there is also geta with vinyl and hanao leather . Inside hanao is a cable (recently synthetic, but traditionally hemp) that is tied in a special way to three holes dai . In width hanao there are some padding too. hanao can be replaced. It lies between the first two toes because it has a rectangular geta triangle anywhere but the center will produce the back corner of the collision geta that collides when it runs. Recently, when Western shoes have become more popular, more and more who are looking for Western styles have developed. The shape is more round, may be ergonomically shaped, thick heels like in Western clogs instead of separate teeth, and thong on the side like flip-flops. According to Japanese superstition, breaking thong on someone will be considered very unlucky.
Geisha
Maiko (geisha in training) uses a high geta called okobo similar to chopines used in Venice during the Renaissance. Also very young girls wear okobo, also called "pokkuri" and "koppori", which have small bells inside the cavity in "one" thick. The Geta does not have "teeth" but is formed from a piece of wood. The center is carved from the bottom and the front is sloped to accommodate walking. Pokkuri is usually red and not worn yukata, but a very luxurious kimono (like the shichi-go-san festival).
Oiran
The Oiran ( ?? ) , which is a high-level feudal prostitute in Japan, high coma-geta or mitsu-ashi (literally, "three legs"). Unlike geisha and maiko, who are only entertained by conversation, singing, and dancing, oiran and tayuu are the highest rank in the prostitution hierarchy in places of pleasure. While geisha and maiko wear tabi socks, oiran and tayuu prefer not to do it (even in winter) and their toes can be seen poking under many layers of kimono while wearing this high geta. These shoes are most likely used to ensure there is no confusion between geisha, maiko and oiran/tayuu. One occasionally sees maiko limping along okobo, but its speed must be more difficult in this high geta.
See also
External links
- My Wafuku blog about geta Name and description of all types of Japanese geta, with photos.
- Japan Footwear Museum (in Japanese)
- Geta Japanese Sandal History
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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