"WWII Japanese 'otherworldly' jika-tabi boots" Topic

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Tango01	24 Feb 2020 10:20 p.m. PST
"When Japanese forces landed at Milne Bay in New Guinea in August 1942, they were equipped with two armoured tanks and distinctive split-toed boots that puzzled the Allied troops. It was only after World War II when Australians identified the shoes as jika-tabi, rubber-soled footwear that separated the wearer's big toe from the others…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
Legion 4	25 Feb 2020 3:25 p.m. PST
Well glad to see that style didn't catch on too much. IIRC some martial arts use them ?
Zephyr1	25 Feb 2020 9:45 p.m. PST
I saw imprints of those on the roof of WW2 concrete aircraft 'hangers' at Kadena AFB…
Tango01	26 Feb 2020 11:51 a.m. PST
(smile) Amicalement Armand