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Shoes in Japan Can someone explain to me in english the importance of shoes, where exactly do you take them off, and where is it ok to put them on? Is this fine: You have 2 shoes, 1 for the inside, and another pair for outside use. You take them off in the entrance. But what about in schools, and gyms? Do you also carry the shoe with you, or leave it there? Does it depend, for let's say its a common place you visit so they allow you to leave your shoe there? Also what happens if you forget your shoes? Can you go with socks only? And finally how do you say 'Shoe'. is there a common word that classifies all shoes, or does each one have a different name, such as Work shoe (construction worker shoe type), or teacher shoe, dress shoe, etc.
Apr 19, 2015 9:04 PM
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We take off the shoes inside the house, it's our culture. Some use "slipper / room shoes" and some don't, it depends on the person / family. In school, we use shoes for inside and we have other for gym. In general, we don't use the shoes for outside in the school, however, it depends on the school. At the hospital or the public places, all depends on the place. If we have to take off the shoes, there are slippers (they prepare slippers for the visitors / patients / costumers). So we don't bring our shoes. There are some places where we need to bring but in that case, there are informations in advance like "please do not forgot your own shoes for (something)". I hope you got it.
April 19, 2015
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Homes usually have slippers for indoor use. This is to keep the floors free of dirt. In schools (at least the one I was in) there were separate shows for indoor or outdoor PE activities. Your school shoes stay at school, (i had an assigned shoe locker) so you are unlikely to forget to bring them, but I would advise against going in just socks to gym or school unless told otherwise. the basic Japanese word for "shoe" is くつ (靴). there are separate words for things like sneakers , high heels etc.
April 19, 2015
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