Ashida - Ashida

...From the middle of the Edo period, tools were developed, home industries arose, geta makers appeared, geta became popular, and geta came to be worn mainly for walking. Geta were called ashida in ancient times, and the Wamyōshō tells us that they were named after the part of the foot that they were made from. Also, the Nara period Toji Shakyōdōkai (760) lists both kigutsu (wooden clogs) and bokkuri (wooden sandals), but the excavated items include both wooden shoes carved into the shape of a shoe and the so-called geta of today, which shows that they were called bokkuri. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代の中ごろから工具が発達して家内工業がおこり，下駄屋が出現し，下駄が大衆化して歩行にもっぱらはかれるようになった。　下駄は古くはアシダと呼ばれ，足下から名付けられたことが《和名抄》によってわかる。また奈良時代の《東寺写経所解》(760)には木沓（きぐつ）と木履（ぼくり）が併記されているが，出土物には木を靴の形にくり抜いたものと，いわゆる今日の下駄の両方があることから，ボクリと呼ばれていたことがわかる。…

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