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 [...]
Trial by Tengu
May 26th, 2008
$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 [...]
Geta top computing
May 4th, 2008
Giant geta or tiny computer?
Meet the ASUS Eee PC. It’s just 9 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches and weighs 2 pounds, yet it packs enough computing power to satisfy a tengu. Prices start at $299.99. Get the full details at EEEforME.com
(site owned by JapaneseGeta.com)
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The New JapaneseGeta.com
May 1st, 2008
Atarashii JapaneseGeta.com e youkoso!
JapaneseGeta.com started as a Geocities site in December 1998. Long time visitors to the site know that it has essentially been static with major changes happening every couple years or so. One reason is there’s not much new in the world of old Japanese shoes, another is personal inertia, and behind the [...]