uwabaki

Uwabaki(上履き, meaning 'indoor shoes') is the Japanese indoor shoes worn where outdoor shoes are prohibited, such as in schools, in gyms, or in some offices.

Often considered as school indoor shoes made of white cloth and colored rubber often with a same-colored toe and shoe sole that sometimes indicates the grade, these are usually (but not always) in a style similar to mary janes. Students change their outdoor shoes into uwabaki at the getabakos when they enter the school.

Not to be confused with loafers which is worn quite often with school uniforms, but they are not indoor shoes.

Examples

Left is uwabaki, right is loafers

Left is mary janes, right is uwabaki

See also

• loafers
• mary janes
• Tag group:attire

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