In September 2003, JapaneseGeta.com visited The Kiri Museum in Kitakata in Fukushima Prefecture. Kiri is Japanese for Paulownia wood, which is used for the best geta. It is a very light and strong hardwood. Read the story.
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The Kiri Museum
September 25th, 2003
A day in Morioka
May 25th, 2002
From May 9, 2002 through May 20, I toured Japan. Although most of my activities centered around Tokyo, I had a Japan Rail pass, and also visited Kyoto and Morioka.
In Morioka, I visited a geta shop. Read the entire story.