River trekking
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River tracing, also known as stream climbing or river trekking, is a form of mountaineering that involves going up mountain streams to their source performed for sport and outdoor recreation. The acti
Sawanobori in Niigata, Japan
Stream trekking in Nagalapuram, India
Trekking to Tada Falls
Waraji
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Waraji are light tie-on sandals, made from ropemaking fibers, that were the standard footwear of the common people in Japan.
River trekking
…Japan and Taiwan are the most popular destinations for this sport. In Japan it is called stream climbing (沢登り, sawanobori). People used to climb with waraji but felt bottomed shoes are standard now…
Waraji over indigo-blue tabi, the sock colour digitally altered for clarity
Similar four- and six-warp Chinese sandals, c. 1930 (other views)
Waraji were traditionally made in the home, as shown here (September 1914). Note twine warp, held between hands and toes, and loose-fiber weft, to his right.
Pictorial instructions on how to weave zōri (similar to waraji) in Hida Minzoku Mura Folk Village; most Japanese no longer regularly make waraji.