Tripatini contributor Fyllis Hockman writes:

"As we strode in and out of shrines, restaurants and tea houses, there's a lot of taking off of shoes and putting on of slippers – and then taking off those slippers and slipping into so to speak, other slippers. Huge shoe racks are common across the country. And whoever has the slipper concession in Japan provides added dimension to the concept of walking in someone else's shoes."

Read more in her post While Hiking in Japan, Explore the Heart and Soul (and Tush!) of a Most Singular Country.

Victor Block