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kousei4  ???   Posts: 71
Reading the article of Eight-sole sandals on the living page of The Yomiuri Shimbun morning edition dated May 30th, I am writing this comment.

When we were children, they were called "board backing sandals (itaura-zouri in Japanese)", and were used mainly by servant boys of shops and workers of factories.

Safety shoes or the like of present days appeared in around 30th year of Showa (1955) after the war. Before the war, no leather shoes for work were available at all.
For working shoes, board backing sandals, which have several boards of about 3cm on the back, allow moderate bending, and are safe even if stepped on scrapes in factories. So, many lathe operators and the like used them.
The article brings back my nostalgic memories and makes me write this.

77 years old male in Kawasaki

A postcard having reached The Yomiuri Simbun was transferred to us.

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