Tabi Socks
White ribbed tabi socks with a split between the big toe and the rest, for wearing with geta, zori, waraji or any thong sandal.
Tabi Socks
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The short answer
Pair of white ribbed crew socks with a split toe, the big toe in its own pocket, so a thong sandal or a geta strap passes between. One size, stretch to fit.
Fabric & care
The composition is stated in the description and printed on the inner label. Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Hang to dry. Iron on low, inside out over prints or embroidery.
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You may return any item within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. Write to contact@yonaku.com and we email you a prepaid label.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We name every garment for what it is: a kimono jacket is not a haori, an unlined kimono is not a yukata.
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About this piece
White tabi socks with a split toe, the sock worn with geta, zori and sandals
One toe on its own. These are tabi, the Japanese sock with a split between the big toe and the other four, so the thong of a geta, a zori or a sandal passes between them and the sock stays on. They are white, ribbed, cut to the ankle like a crew sock, and they are the sock in every photograph of every geta in this collection.
They are the least expensive thing in the shop and the one that makes the footwear work, and they are worn from spring to autumn under a yukata and all year under a house slipper.
The name is the Japanese one, and the split-toe sock is older than the Western sock in Japan: the traditional tabi is a stiff cloth boot with a hook fastening, and this is its knitted cousin, the everyday one.
The sock is a ribbed knit with a little stretch, the big toe knitted as its own pocket and the other four together, with a ribbed cuff at the ankle and a reinforced heel and toe. It is a crew length, which shows above a geta and under a trouser.
Wear them with the geta, the zori, the waraji or the flip flops in the collection, or with a thong sandal of any kind, and the strap goes between the toes without rubbing. Wear them on their own in a house; the split toe spreads the foot and it is oddly comfortable once it is used to. They also go under a martial-arts uniform, and they are the sock a jinbei is worn with in a house with a wooden floor.
The split is the detail: it is knitted, not sewn, so there is no seam between the toes to rub against a thong, and the pocket for the big toe is cut generously. The rib runs the full length so the sock holds up without elastic.
From across a room they are white socks. From close the toe shows its split, the rib its lines, and the cuff its stretch. They are the sock for anyone who has bought a geta and wondered what to wear with it.
Machine wash warm, tumble dry low. They are socks, and they are treated like socks; the split toe does not need anything the other four do not.
One size, stretch to fit an adult foot from about EU 36 to 44. Sold as a pair.
What we sell, and what we don't
Japanese designs, made in Asia. Cotton, linen or polyester as stated on each piece, never silk. We say so on every page, because the alternative is selling you a word instead of a garment.
On the record
| Piece | Tabi Socks |
|---|---|
| Fabric | Ribbed cotton-mix knit |
| Sizes | One size |
| Made | Japanese design, made in Asia |
| Reference | YONA-0001 |
