6th Generation Owner Continues Geta-Making Tradition at 160-Year-Old Shop in Tokyo; Variety of Materials, Colors Allow Customers to Create Their Own Unique Geta

Shinagawa-juku was the first of the 53 stations on the Tokaido, a major road linking Edo and Kyoto in the Edo period (1603-1867). On Kita-Shinagawa shopping street, which still preserves the scenery of that era, there is Maruya Hakimonoten, a footwear store with a 160-year history.