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TABI, GETA, ZORI

JAPANESE FOOTGEAR all has one thing in common—a separation of some kind between the big toe and the other toes. Any foreigner’s first attempt to navigate in these is sure to be awkward, but in time many become quite adept.

Geta are the wooden ones that go clicketyclack. Zori are the fancier ones that come in many colors, patterns and materials including leather, brocade and colorful plastics. Tabi are not really shoes at all but a sort of glorified sock, still with the big toe separate, like the thumb in a mitten. The helpful little maid in the cartoon is wearing tabi with her geta.