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navigation, search a geta, side view  Geta are traditional
Japanese sandals. They are stilted to keep the hem of a kimono
above the ground. They are worn with tabi socks. Geta makes the
person's feet stay out of the mud.  Usually Japanese people wear
them with a casual kimono rather than formal one. It is common
to wear them with bare feet when a yukata is worn. Also they are
worn with western clothes. Today, in Japan, most people rarely
wear kimono and rarely wear geta. One reason for this is most
gravel roads were changed to asphalt roads for Tokyo Olympic.
Since 1995, the number of people who wear geta casually
increased because of the pretty looks and sounds. In addition,
the popularity of geta grew little by little through trend for
yukata. At one time, Japanese people thought that it is hard to
walk with geta and sometimes get injured by hanao. Hanao is a
rope which is set between the big toe and second toe when geta
are worn. However, beca