What Shoes did Samurai Wear? Let’s ask this British Guy!

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Today I would like to introduce you to a rare Waraji craftsman, and my friend, Mike.
Surprisingly, he is from England.
Mike's Website: reallyruraljapan.com/
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6 июл 2023

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@magdalenas.zawadzka7661 Год назад

The most beautiful of this sorry is passion and love to traditional craft. ❤

@angelauska Год назад

Sorry? I think you mean story😀

@milymaj Год назад

We would like to see more detailed video on how to make waraji :) It is a knowledge that can be forgotten and it would be a pity! In Poland we have something similar called Łapcie. Greetings :)

@jdb6026 3 месяца назад

There are some tutorials online, but they're usually in Japanese. I don't understand Japanese, but someone with experience in handicrafts will get it. Making it with rice straw is usually the best option, but one can make them using tshirt yarn, albeit they can only be used indoors. They get destroyed easily, though, like, after 100 steps. So they're no longer very practical, considering their take an hour or two to make.

@MegaThefuture Год назад

Amazing video! Also flat shoes from natural made materials are the best orthopedic shoes for your spine and for proper positioning of leg bones, knees and hips, scientists are starting to come to this conclusion just now, yet our ancestors knew it all along.

@Audrey.17 Год назад

Right!!! 👣

@annag.3776 Год назад

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@janetthoke8027 4 месяца назад

Yes!

@anniecochrane3359 Год назад

Loved seeing the Waraji being made, and so great in a river and on stones. Non slip!!

@marie4peace Год назад

Fantastic video All cultures are losing skills that one day we all will have to re-learn Thanks Aki

@guhrizzlybaire Год назад

This is so interesting! I learned something new today thanks to you 😊

@kerryshultz9766 Год назад

I love the idea of the Japanese sandals. I am finding I can wear flat footwear without the metatarsal problem hurting. So the sandals look great. Thank you for your realy enjoyable and interesting videos. Have a great time in Europe.

@shannonannagins Год назад

Couple of delightful human beings! Someday, I would love to go on one of Mike's tours!

@Willie3 Год назад

I find the traditional shoes fascinating. It amazes me the things we call better than. Not all modern inventions are better. Thank you for sharing, love your videos😊

@keptleroymg6877 Год назад

These are really easy to learn I hope lots of people retain these and as many traditional crafts as possible

@carolutley6523 Год назад

There are shoes made in Mexico called Huarachis. Pronounced the same. Woven leather sandals

@cynthiahurlburt2819 Год назад

Thank you for sharing! The mountains are truly calling you this summer. Have you worn your waraji on your trek in Europe? I hope you two will meet again. You are both appear to have kind hearts. I have learned so much from your channel! Have fun and stay safe.😊

@fortawesome1974 7 месяцев назад

Wow, an Englishman trying to keep traditional Japanese culture alive!! What a legend!! A not well known tradition as well, that's what makes this so special!! Well done that man!!

@TheMennomilist Год назад

2 hours to make them is not too bad!! They look great. It was great seeing what your journey walking together. That was wonderful.

@jdb6026 3 месяца назад

They are when you realise they don't last very long. More or less 100 steps and you need a new pair. Back in the day, they were being made and sold literally everywhere and were available anytime (not sure about supplies after the rice harvest season). After they get destroyed after 100 or so steps, one can buy another pair for rediculously cheap. They were made by farmers to pass time and to get rid of rice straw they would've otherwise burned in an economical manner. I made my own waraji using Manila hemp because I wasn't able to ask my neighbours for their rice straw before it rained.

@valerierogers9609 Год назад

Things that are created and not manufactured are rare and amazing ✨️

@so_juu_y0o Год назад

Aki, thanks for another interesting video about Japanese culture, it's always interesting! The way you guys were hiking in a kimono with tabi and waraji on them really seems to take you back to the Edo period✨ I somehow learned about waraji a long time ago and became interested in these shoes, hope someday I'll weave a pair for myself and take a walk in the fields or mountain paths☺️

@JMcYrk Год назад

Another very interesting and unusual subject on your channel! I loved seeing the traditional items! 🙂❤

@SusanBame Год назад

Thank you so much for this. Of course Native Americans made moccasins out of tanned buffalo, elk and deer hide, and South American Natives made woven shoes like waraji for traversing the mountains. There's a lot being revealed now about "earthing," which is basically going barefoot, or wearing something on our feet that is not made of synthetic materials but rather natural materials. There is much value in wearing natural materials on our feet.

@philtookgrenadesforme7785 Год назад

You have no idea how evil marxists are. Almost everything is part of the population reduction and demographic change movement, including shoes. They tried to implement the program in Japan after the war, but the Japenese were able to expel most of their strategy in the 1970s. FYI, Romans put garlic in their shoes for killing infections and other health benefits.

@annanikia7949 Год назад

Your videos are the BEST! I always feel great after watching them! I love Japan and it’s culture. It is so nice to learn about historical crafts!

@RedMapleCanada Год назад

Beautiful shoes, and a beautiful place to explore wearing the Waraji shoes! Good luck to Mike with his new business!! 👍👍

@janetlawrence9749 Год назад

Your videos help me to feel calm and relaxed. I admire your fortitude and courage to travel and to experience new things. ❤❤❤❤

@marylberyl6556 Год назад

Good morning Aki. Thank you for showing us this great piece of cultural art I didn't know about. This is why I find you and your friends so amazingly interesting (pardon my interest). I end up always being enchanted. Going to Japan? I definitely try to plan that! Have a nice continuation. Best.

@christinafalla5762 10 месяцев назад

U deserve one million views ❤thank you for getting us through this interesting experience and thanks to Mike to keep such wonderful tradition ❤️

@rosemarygilman8718 Год назад

That was fantastic! I loved learning about waraji and the Japanese countryside! Mike looks to have fantastic tours available. I really loved this and all your videos. Thank you Aki!

@jdb6026 3 месяца назад

Making a waraji is really fun. I made my own during the pandemic but because I couldn't get the timing right in asking neighbours for rice straw, I decided to make mine out of abaca. Bad idea, but it was good practice. It hurts my hands, legs, and back. Making it is no joke. Plus, it doesn't last very long. Maybe 100 steps? There was an abundance back in the day and it wa so affordable, the poor could afford to buy it. Waraji is better used on land than on pavement.

@denisconrad8534 Год назад

meeting your friend in Japan countryside makes it even more interesting to plan for a trip to Japan thank you

@MsSephrena Год назад

Excellent video - Thank you for sharing....

@katrinabellingham4405 Год назад

I love your videos. So educational and interesting.

@dmshampton Год назад

Very interesting Aki! Thanks for sharing!

@ellanina801 Год назад

That’s exactly the kind of experience I would want in Japan! I also would 100% wear waraji. Thank you!

@sandracarli1110 Год назад

Very interesting! I'm happy that you are both trying to preserve good traditions. Your voice is different when you speak Japanese. ;)

@kamiyama-chairdesklamp Год назад

Voice being different speaking different languages is actually pretty normal. Most non-monolingual are like this. (English is my third language of going on five, Japanese is also my first)

@sandracarli1110 Год назад

@@kamiyama-chairdesklamp Well, actually, I meant it as a statement. What you wrote is true. I'm a language teacher who speaks three languages and I can say it really happens. ;)

@kapitansosnowiec8296 Год назад

I have a big scar on my knee from slipping on a wet rock at the river bed. Maybe instead of crocs i should have worn straw sandals that day

@dyzzygabriel 10 месяцев назад

I would really love a matcha brand for Austria and an e-book or even an audio book. Thank you so much for your inspiring videos :)

@joseguimaraes1094 Год назад

What a great pair of hiking shoes, waraji are!

@shingaki.channel Год назад

Arigatou Aki for this video 😊. I think Waraji are so cool , I didn't know about them. Please tell Mike, he should promote them here in Switzerland 😅, I would definitely get one to get into rivers and lakes, my feet always hurt because of the stones and I do not like much the rubber shoes that are sold here for the water... well, now that I think about it, those would also be so good in many beaches around Europe as many of them have rocks instead of sand 🤔😅. Keep enjoying your trip 🙌😊

@LycaonsMemories Год назад

here at my local renaissance festival we have sandals similar, the difference being they are made of rope

@sixtenjohansson4246 Год назад

A cross between these and latvian pastalas would be perfect. 😁

@Audrey.17 Год назад

Very interesting! I am transitioning to barefoot minimalist shoes, so these shoes are pretty fascinating. The part that I would like to learn more on is why the toes are not supported. They look like they are hanging off a bit. I wonder what the benefit is of that?

@tritonvolant Год назад

Very interesting video. My friend is using RU-vid to improve her English and she loves your channel. She thinks you're very handsome and she adores your accent. 😊

@gunjirox7485 Год назад

I like Tabi with Waraji, looks cool, and on gras you can walk well

@JasminAsterios Год назад

Thank you for your Content. It's always so calming...I enjoy watching you while you deliver your love for your Country 😊 can't wait for the next Video!

@SurvivingWithFanty Год назад

I love it! Now I just need to start a rice farm and then I can make some waraji x) Btw what is the paint on your hands did you use colouring during the weaving?

@tikoy1955 Год назад

Good informational video. Wait! Wait! The water was too cold for you?? Haven't you went into water with snow on the ground? LOL

@near_lawliet Год назад

Now i know the reason "Luffy Sandals" so strong 😅

@jillknox1406 11 месяцев назад

I love the Waraji 😊

@karlschreiber9286 Год назад

Amazing. Shalom!

@ernststravoblofeld 6 месяцев назад

I make them out of plastic twine. They last about a year. They are my main footwear.

@keptleroymg6877 Год назад

I make waraji. I always look to history for minimalism

@melodyshortsmusic.8 11 месяцев назад

Not yet that's so nice

@mojyoqueen350 Год назад

Meanwhile me looking for shoes 😭 I must visit this British Guy and make them myself!

@PlatinumLemur Год назад

Now you're cosplaying Ginko from Mushishi!

@HenkBartl Год назад

actually as a cosplayer I do know waraji because of the bleach manga. what actually worries me though is that warajis are not holding up against glass and nails

@damianw5861 Год назад

You can sew rubber sole underneath, and you will be fine

@tawuso4365 Год назад

Sacrifice et don de soi, Il nous faudra puiser dans l'esprit du samouraï pour affronter les défis du futur....🤺

@louisacuriel4651 10 месяцев назад

Sounds very close to the Mexican huarache, and also the materials are very similar.

@daisydaisy1034 11 месяцев назад

Are you planning on teaching lessons on how to do Chano-yu? Where can we buy Waraji? I'm trying not to wear plastic materials or rubber shoes. I think it is better for our health to wear natural materials!

@philipp1922 Год назад

Why are the those standing out with Waraji? Can one make them just a bit longer or what is the purpose of this design?

@mrcluckington6361 Год назад

I love japanese culture especially edo period samurai I have matsuri jog tabi boots and I have a pair of wajiri 😅I own a tenugui too lol

@truthtellerninja Год назад

Where can I buy some

@heliamartins3378 Год назад

Nice will Contact him For sure . I’m Wishing to go soon xx 😘

@claudialena1340 Год назад

😍

@VeganMangoQueen Год назад

すばらしい 🌱💚✌🏼

@tabassumtabessum6446 10 месяцев назад

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="514">8:34</a>:don

@madeleineg2049 Год назад

Thank you for the video. I messed up again, and well I still don't get japanese culture. So I hope it's ok, if I ask you: Can I change a water bottle someone else has if the owner agrees? If so, can I ask him for a favor? Like making a video about reparing bicycles?

@philtookgrenadesforme7785 Год назад

I thought they were Wobaki? ...or did Hollywood screw that up?🤣 Please, could you recommend a non toxic traditional Japanese Tatami mat brand? I am wasting a ton of time sifting through counterfeits. Thank you!