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2. Uwabaki - Wikipedia

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   Uwabaki (上履き) are a type of Japanese slippers worn indoors at school [1] or certain companies and public buildings where street shoes are prohibited. Japanese culture mandates that people should remove their shoes when entering homes and other buildings, especially where the floors may have rugs, polished wood floors, or tatami .

3. The Twelve Dancing Princesses - Wikipedia

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   The Brothers Grimm learned the tale from their friends, the Haxthausens, who had heard the tale in Münster.Other versions were known in Hesse and Paderborn.In the Hesse version, only one princess is believed to be responsible for wearing out a dozen shoes every night until a young shoemaker's apprentice discovers that she is joined by eleven other princesses in the revels.

4. School uniforms in Japan - Wikipedia

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   At some schools, students wear uwabaki, a kind of soft slipper meant to be used only indoors. The Japanese junior and senior-high-school uniform traditionally consists of a military-styled uniform for boys and a sailor outfit for girls. These uniforms are based on Meiji-period formal military dress, themselves modeled on American/European-style ...

5. Footwear - Wikipedia

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   Going barefoot, however, was frequently lauded: Spartan boys undergoing military training, [6] Socrates, [7] and Olympic athletes [8] all went without shoes most of the time. Similarly, ancient China considered footwear an important aspect of civilization—particularly embroidered slippers—but often depicted Taoist immortals and gods like ...

6. Mary Jane (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   Mary Jane (also known as bar shoes, strap shoes or doll shoes) is an American term (formerly a registered trademark) for a closed, low-cut shoe with one or more straps across the instep. [ 1 ] Classic Mary Janes for children are typically made of black leather or patent leather and have one thin strap fastened with a buckle or button, a broad ...

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