The Japanese ninja proficiency test has just wrapped up this year, churning out more shadow warriors and keeping the art of stealth alive. Those who missed the annual examination might want to prepare ...

Gyoda, Saitama Pref. – On a quiet side street in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, a workshop rattles with the mechanical rhythm of old sewing machines. Inside, beams of afternoon light catch motes of dust, ...

Craftsman Yoshikazu Ishii is seen putting the finishing touches on a tabi sock by stretching out and beating the material at Mukojima Myogaya in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 13, 2022.

NARA -- One man in Japan's ancient capital Nara has put his all into fusing traditional "tabi" split-toed socks with modern socks and sneakers, and in the process created new appreciation for the ...

Kazuhiro Komatsu hopes that his new range of tabi, Japanese traditional socks, will bring people and prosperity to his town, Gyoda-city in Saitama, Japan. Tabi is usually in plain white or black and ...

sneakers by Puma, Sega is going with a more traditional approach for its next collaboration with a pair of old fashioned socks by Sou Sou for the nadeshiko in you that’s gotta go fast. To give you an ...

I'm looking for some steel-toed tabi boots for a friend and myself. I've looked on the web and only found one or two companies that have them. I found that THIS company makes them but I can not find ...

Tabi shoes, with their split-toe design, are turning heads all over the fashion world. They’re a little strange, a little stylish, and completely unforgettable. But behind their bold look is a rich ...