{"product_id":"black-geta-sandals-benibana","title":"Black Geta Sandals 'Benibana'","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlack wooden geta with a white strap printed in red flowers and scrolls\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed on white, on black wood. These geta are a solid base stained near black with two teeth underneath, and a padded strap in white cloth printed with a red scroll of flowers and vines, passing between the toes and anchoring at the heel. The print is the loud part; the wood is the quiet part; the white tabi sock in the photograph is what joins them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are the geta in the collection with the most colour on the strap against the darkest wood, and the contrast is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Benibana, is the safflower, the red dye flower, and the red on the strap is its colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe base is a solid block of wood stained near black, with a flat footbed, a rounded toe and two teeth underneath, the front one set forward of the ball of the foot. The strap is a padded fabric thong that passes between the first two toes and anchors at three points through the sole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear them with a white tabi sock, the split-toe sock in the photograph, which is how a geta is worn in Japan: the sock takes the rub of the thong and the split gives the strap its place. Under a yukata, a jinbei, a wide trouser or a pair of shorts, the geta is the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe strap print is a scroll of stylised flowers in a single red on white, the pattern of a summer cloth, and the padding runs the full length of the thong. The black stain on the wood is even, with the grain just visible at the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe footbed is flat and the two teeth are fixed, so the walk is the geta walk: a short step, the weight over the front tooth, and the knock of wood on pavement that gives the shoe its sound. Indoors, on a wooden floor, take them off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWipe the wood with a dry cloth and keep it out of standing water, which swells the grain; the strap can be sponged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a street they are black geta with a red strap. From close the strap shows its flowers and its vines, the wood its stain, and the teeth their square cut. They are the geta for a white yukata and a summer festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSizes run from EU 38 to 46, each listed with its US equivalent. They are cut to Asian sizing and run small, so take one size up from your usual. A geta is meant to end a little before the heel, and the size up keeps the toes off the front edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"38 \/ 6","offer_id":59208062533980,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:200000898","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"39 \/ 6.5","offer_id":59208062566748,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:200000364","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40 \/ 7","offer_id":59208062599516,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:100013888","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"41 \/ 8","offer_id":59208062632284,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:100010483","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"42 \/ 8.5","offer_id":59208062665052,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:200000337","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"43 \/ 9.5","offer_id":59208062697820,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:200000338","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"44 \/ 10","offer_id":59208062730588,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:100010487","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"45 \/ 11","offer_id":59208062763356,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:3116","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"46 \/ 11.5","offer_id":59208062796124,"sku":"14:350850#Color5;200001027:200000899","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/black-geta-sandals-benibana-1.jpg?v=1790584068","url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/products\/black-geta-sandals-benibana","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}