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wooden platform sandals that turn every step into a percussion solo
means Traditional Japanese wooden clogs raised on two crosswise supports, worn with the toe-strap thong of a kimono or yukata.
from Straight from Japanese 下駄 (geta), the everyday word for these elevated wooden sandals. The raised supports beneath the sole are called 'ha' (teeth), and they exist for a practical reason: lifting the wearer's feet above mud, rain, and snow. The distinctive clip-clop on stone — that percussion solo — even gave Japanese a word, 'karankoron,' for the sound.
- signature sound
- the karankoron clack announces you before you arrive
- flood logic
- tall teeth keep kimono hems above puddles
- sumo rank
- apprentices wear them while champions advance to thicker soles
- single-tooth
- tengu and monks balanced on one wooden ridge
- split toe
- the thong strap forces a deliberate, gliding gait
geta bridge — ottoman bridge in mostar, bosnia, built 1566, famous for its single arch spanning the neretva river
geta sandal — traditional japanese wooden platform shoe with two teeth, worn since the edo period