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Tsujiya Honten

Tokyo · Japan

Geta, zori, and setta sandals hand-laced to fit in about ten minutes

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What Tsujiya Honten is known for

Tsujiya Honten has fitted geta, zori and setta sandals to customers' feet in Asakusa since 1912, with resident craftsmen hand-lacing the thong (hanao) to each sole in about ten to fifteen minutes. Displaced from its longtime Denboin-dori shop by a rebuild, it is currently operating a temporary storefront in nearby Hanakawado.

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