![]() Setta, a type of zori | |
Type | Japanese sandal |
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Material | rice straw, cloth, lacquered wood, leather, rubber or synthetic materials |
Place of origin | Japan |
Zori (/ˈzɔːri/), also rendered as zōri (Japanese: 草履, Japanese pronunciation: [d͡zo̞ːɾʲi]), are thonged Japanese sandals made of rice straw, cloth, lacquered wood, leather, rubber, or—most commonly and informally—synthetic materials.[1] They are a slip-on descendant of the tied-on waraji sandal.[2]
Similar in form, modern flip-flops became popular in the United States, Australia and New Zealand when soldiers returning from World War II brought Japanese zori with them.[citation needed]
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