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Temple and Toilet Slippers in Japan

Susan Spann Blog January 22, 2018January 22, 2018indoors, Japan, shoes, slippers, temple slippers, Toilet slippers, travel

Most Japanese people don’t wear shoes inside. Apartments and houses typically have a small, lowered area just inside the door for removing shoes and a cabinet by the door where shoes are stored. This keeps the indoor spaces clean and undefiled – and it has been the custom in Japan for many hundreds (if not thousands) of years.

Japanese Toilet Slippers

Susan Spann Blog January 12, 2017November 8, 2017bathroom, Japan, ryokan, slippers, Toilet slippers

Visitors to traditional Japanese homes, ryokan (inns), and shrines typically remove their shoes and leave them at the door. All well and good for brief visits, but what happens when you need to answer the call of nature during a shoeless time? Toilet slippers.