Zori
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Zori, also rendered as zōri, are thonged Japanese sandals made of rice straw, cloth, lacquered wood, leather, rubber, or—most commonly and informally—synthetic materials. They are a slip-on descendant
Setta, a type of zori
Zori were traditionally made at home, as were waraji. Note twine warp, held between hands and toes, and loose-fiber weft, to his right.
Pictorial instructions on how to weave wara-zōri or waraji in Hida Minzoku Mura Folk Village; woven footwear is uncommonly produced, especially for practical necessity, in Japan in the present day.
Similar roughly-woven festival zori, but with the straps wrapped in fabric before being twisted together
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.
Zori
…rice straw, cloth, lacquered wood, leather, rubber, or—most commonly and informally—synthetic materials. They are a slip-on descendant of the tied-on waraji sandal. Similar in form, modern flip-flops became popular in the United States, Australia and New Zealand when soldiers returning from World War II…
Waraji over indigo-blue tabi, the sock colour digitally altered for clarity
Similar four- and six-warp Chinese sandals, c. 1930 (other views)