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Post by Shintaro Yamamoto Ujiyori on Jan 8, 2005 0:27:15 GMT -5
Just a quick question. I am looking at footwear for myself (a male) and I am seeing waraji and zori. What is appropriate to wear? Waraji seem to be a bit more expensive due to them having to be imported. Zori are a bit on the cheaper side. Thanks in advance.
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Post by rjsimmons on Jan 8, 2005 1:21:43 GMT -5
Waraji are the more traditional outdoor footwear. You can think of zori as a slipper to be used to get around from house to house within a compound.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Jan 8, 2005 8:35:50 GMT -5
You can try making your own. rhinohide.cx/tousando/yoriaku -> waraji Zori are a good choice for SCA indoor events when you are surrounded by gaijin wearing shoes and boots. Most feast halls aren't kept Japanese clean. |
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Post by Shintaro Yamamoto Ujiyori on Jan 8, 2005 9:49:49 GMT -5
Ahh thank you guys for the answers. Now, would traditional tabi be worn with the waraji? or are there a seperate style of tabi worn with them? The place I am looking at for waraji have a seperate (looks like padded slightly) tabi that can be purchased seperately. The waraji aren't badly priced, only $35 or something close to that. Thank again guys.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Jan 8, 2005 12:26:35 GMT -5
Share the link - I think 35$ for good waraji is reasonable.
Old style tabi have a "front opening" which is tied off with a "string" which wraps around the ankle. They can be made of leather or fabric. They can come in patterns or be a solid color. You can find a link to some tabi resources on a page at the same Tanki Yoriaku site mentioned above.
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Post by Shintaro Yamamoto Ujiyori on Jan 8, 2005 14:09:57 GMT -5
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Post by rjsimmons on Jan 10, 2005 12:26:42 GMT -5
This is where I had purchased my waraji. Yes he is domestically planted in Illinois, but he still imports the waraji. He is fast at shipping and reasonably priced for a retailer. |
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Post by Masahide on Jan 10, 2005 15:02:31 GMT -5
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Post by Masahide on Jan 10, 2005 15:06:49 GMT -5
BTW, since we are on the topic.... Does anyone have resources for making Waraji?
I'm also interested in any resources people know about for making or purchasing Fuka-gutsu. I've found some general articles on them (as in "These are Fuka-gutsu, they are made of straw and used in the snow, ain't it great!") but nothing in the realm of constuction, purchase, etc.
Masahide
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Jan 10, 2005 16:37:38 GMT -5
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Post by Yamamori on Jan 11, 2005 9:14:20 GMT -5
There's a class in making waraji at Boso-no-Mura, a living history museum near Narita, a good side trip if anybody happens to be passing through to or from Tokyo... Some other cool classes, too. Have to check the schedule for when they teach what, though.
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Post by Masahide on Jan 11, 2005 17:54:08 GMT -5
There's a class in making waraji at Boso-no-Mura, a living history museum near Narita... Cool!!! But I think the flight to Japan would make the cost for the class rather high...  I had run across those classes on the internet, and have put it down in my "Things to do when I go to Japan" file.... Masahide |
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Post by BigMek on Feb 4, 2005 10:38:12 GMT -5
hmm I know this is maybe a bit different from what this topic is about, but would it be far out to make Waraji from leather?
Im asking because its very very difficult to get anything japanese in denmark, and Im not to happy about ordering from the US or something like that.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Feb 4, 2005 10:52:48 GMT -5
hmm I know this is maybe a bit different from what this topic is about, but would it be far out to make Waraji from leather? Hmm. If you are going to make them, make them out of some kind of natural fiber rope. Got any rope in Denmark? You can make leather tabi. |
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Post by BigMek on Feb 4, 2005 11:38:56 GMT -5
no we dont have rope, we got leather and stone axes  hmm, I think Ive seen somewhere that they also used some made out of wood? is this wrong? cause wood I got lots of |
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