Megumi Matsuriya is an online geta shop that recently started appearing in searches. They have an attractive site, good prices, great geta, and good service in English.
Unfortunately, like most geta shops in Japan, they have a very limited selection of sizes. The size chart on their site shows conversions for up to 30 cm geta, [...]
Archive for the ‘Standard geta’ category
Megumi Matsuriya
May 12th, 2009
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 [...]
$15 Geta
May 20th, 2008
If you’ve shopped online for geta, you’ve probably run into them. They’re sold by The House of Rice, Asian Ideas, Asian Import Store, Amazon.com, eBay, and our own JapaneseGetaShop.com. They’re available with either red or black straps, and in two sizes: 9 1/2 and 10 inches (24 and 25.5 cm), and prices range from $14.95 [...]
Standard geta
December 28th, 1998
There are many types of geta so the next time you have a geta discussion with your family or at the office, make sure you’re talking about the same type. The geta pictured here, are probably the most common type by a wide margin. They’re unfinished hardwood, probably paulownia, are made from a single piece [...]