A spec commercial from YouTube.com apparently parodying the Nike, “Just Do It!” commercials.
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Geta, Just Get It!
November 12th, 2009
Make your own geta at Instructables.com
February 3rd, 2009
User Carpespasm at Instructables.com has posted a nice illustrated “how to,” on making a pair of geta. For dimensions, they suggest using japanesegeta.com’s own geta dimension calculator.
My only suggestion is to string the main strap through a small loop between the toes. I’ll post a photo soon.
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Video of a Geta Maker
February 2nd, 2009
Sorry for the long absence…
This well produced video was made at the Gujo Odori dance festival in Gujo Hachiman city in Gifu Prefecture. Starting at about 2:00 you can watch the straps being attached to a pair of geta. I’ve seen it done a dozen times, and I still can’t tie the knots correctly.
Thanks to [...]
Trial by Tengu
May 26th, 2008
Nifty.com is a Japanese web site similar to Yahoo or MSN. In December 2003, one of their writers decided to try Tengu Geta and wrote about his adventure.
The original Japanese article is here, and if you can’t read Japanese, you can read the computer translated story here.
The story spans 4 pages, don’t miss the [...]
How to fix a smoke detector.
September 14th, 2004
When you need a ladder, and (choose one):
a. There’s no ladder available
b. The ladder is in the basement and you’re feeling lazy
c. You’ve found a perfect excuse to wear your high geta
These geta were bought from karankoron.com in 2002 and are 20 cm tall (about 8 inches). They look great on a shelf, but are [...]
Tengu geta
May 20th, 2003
The Japanese Tengu monster is usually depicted wearing tall single-tooth geta. They’re usually referred to as ipponba (one tooth) geta.
The single tooth is usually around 5 inches high, though I’ve seen a couple pairs that are close to 12 inches! 4-5 inches seems to be the lower limit. Much below 5 inches, and the soles [...]