Product Description

These are 100% cotton tabi socks from Japan. They are available in white with a white sole or black with a white sole. Each tabi has 3 tin tab closures on the ankle. These tabi socks have a heavier cotton sole for indoor use or use with zori sandals. The tabi are sized by INCH SIZE, NOT SHOE SIZE. To find your inch size, stand on a piece of paper and make an outline of your bare foot, with your pencil ALWAYS PERPENDICULAR to the floor. This is very important and will allow room for your heel. Measure the drawing from the tip of your longest toe to the end of your heel. **IMPORTANT!!! If you are in-between sizes or have doubts because you are worried about shrinkage, ROUND UP to the next 1/2 inch size. MEDIUM width only. These tabi may not fit a wider foot. Hand or machine gentle wash in cold water, line dry. Machine drying may shrink the tabi socks. PLEASE REMEMBER YOU ARE ORDERING INCH LENGTH, NOT IN SHOE SIZES.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6060 in Apparel & Accessories
• Color: white and black
• Brand: House Of Rice
• Fabric type: cotton

Features

• 100% cotton tabi socks from Japan
• Available in white with a white sole or black with a white sole
• 3 tin tab closures on the ankle
• Sold in inch lengths, not shoe sizes

Customer Reviews

Tabi socks order them bigger!
The quality of the product is excellent, I had a little trouble with the sizes, when I ordered the size number 9.5, after seeing my nike tennis shoes (US 9.5), I expected them to be the same size as my tennis shoes. They were much smaller, I measured my foot and it measured 10.5 inches exactly, so i exchanged them. They fit just right standing up, but the fabric is not flexible, so when i was doing my katas of Muso Jikinden Eishin Ryo Iaijutsu (sword drawing), i had to flex my foot repeatedly and then it would get too tight, so i sent them back again and got them size 11, they fit perfect and dont bother when flexing the foot.
My recommendation: order them 0.5 inches bigger than the actual measurement of of your foot with a ruler. If they are too big you can shrink them in the dryer, if they are too small you will have to pay for S&H.

very pleased
I ordered the correct size for my foot, having worn tabis for many years. These are as I remembered and I am very pleased with them. The quality is excellent as is the "House of Rice". I recommend them without reservation.

Exactly what I wanted
These were exactly what I was looking for: good Japanese-style socks to wear with my hakama in aikido. Choosing the size wasn't a big deal. I measured just as described. I have skinny feet so they were a little baggy so I simply washed them in hot water and put them in the dryer on high.

Just an fyi for anyone looking for something a little stickier: the sole doesn't have quite as much tread as I would like. I think it has more to do with our mats than anything else--tatami style judo mats--so movement is a bit of an adjustment.