![]() If they were made of something less cheap than rice straw, an extra outsole was often sewn on. While zori were still commonly woven of rice straw ( wara-zōri 藁 草履 ( わら ぞうり ), literally "straw zori"), rushes of various kinds and bamboo sheath were also used. In the Edo period (1603-1867), the production of zori became professionalized, and a variety of fancy types of zori emerged, using fancier materials. The zori originated as a slip-on form of the tie-on waraji. Sewn-on outsoles are just visible at the edges. More finely-woven zori (the thong is also further back).
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