Traditional Japanese footwear comes in a variety of styles and materials all tailored for different age, gender, profession, occasion, and season to name a few. But one common aspect is that they all have thong toes like the flip-flops of today. These are a popular type of footwear worn by people in kimono on the…
Masaaki Hiroi’s creativity keeps spinning Masaaki Hiroi’s extraordinary passion for making original Japanese Edo Spinning Tops started when he was in his 30s and has created over 4,000 different types of Edo Tops to date. So what exactly is Edo Spinning Tops and what’s so unique about it? Spinning Tops that flourished during Edo Period…
