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...There are also waraji that are a combination of zori and waraji. The Ashinakawa waraji of Sado, Niigata Prefecture, and the Zori waraji of Hanase, Kyoto City, are ashihan waraji, with ashinaka (foot sandal) in the front and waraji in the back, and the Musha waraji used in Kyushu mountain villages are zori waraji, with a zori sandal in the front and waraji in the back. Ashihan waraji and zori waraji have thick, strong straps and were used for strenuous work such as mountain work and collecting seaweed from rough seashore.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ashihanwaraji" is listed below.

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…また草履とわらじを結合したような構造を示すわらじがある。新潟県佐渡のアシナカワラジ，京都市花背のゾウリワラジは前半部が足半（あしなか），後半部がわらじの足半わらじ，九州の山村で用いられるムシャワラジは前半部が草履，後半部がわらじの草履わらじである。足半わらじ，草履わらじは鼻緒が太く丈夫で，山仕事や荒磯の岩ノリ採りなど激しい労働に用いられた。…

※「足半わらじ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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