okobo

The maids held Pumpkin's arms while she slipped her feet into the tall wooden shoes we call okobo, which an apprentice geisha always wears.

Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur, 1957- 1997

I stepped down into my okobo and the maid slid open the front door.

Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002

I squirmed out of his clutches, took off one of my okobo and threw it at him.

Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002

I stepped down into my okobo and the maid slid open the front door.

Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002

I squirmed out of his clutches, took off one of my okobo and threw it at him.

Geisha, A Life Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown 2002

Now I had to try walking all around Gion in the shoes we call okobo.

Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur, 1957- 1997

The Chairman showed no signs of impatience, but I felt terribly self-conscious as I tried to slip my feet into my okobo and ended up taking much longer than I should have.

Memoirs of a Geisha Golden, Arthur, 1957- 1997

Rikiya Yamamoto, 72, a Japanese restaurant owner, said he has seen on several occasions maiko wearing okobo (platform-style wooden sandals) narrowly avoid falling over while trying to evade pesky tourists.

News On Japan 2009

Rikiya Yamamoto, 72, a Japanese restaurant owner, said he has seen on several occasions maiko wearing okobo (platform-style wooden sandals) narrowly avoid falling over while trying to evade pesky tourists.

News On Japan 2009