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Showa Storytime!! [8/12][Manga] Sports Day: Tabi Socks or Bare Feet?
When it comes to elementary school athletic meets, we always wore tabi socks. Since we practiced in sneakers, it was really puzzling why we only wore tabi for the actual event. Still, with a headband on our heads and tabi on our feet, it felt like we approached the meet with the spirit of a warrior. And those tabi socks? In some areas, they were only worn once for the meet and never again.
In other areas, the sports day was barefoot. Before the event, we meticulously cleared small stones and debris from the field. Practice was barefoot too. Maybe being barefoot made it easier to feel the ground and avoid injuries?
Back then, the sports day was a major community event where relatives gathered and neighbors came to watch. It was a high-profile event, so perhaps the consideration was to avoid situations where people compared "shoes."
(Story from a woman in her 60s, living in Tokyo at the time)
※The manga and comments are based on one individual's experiences and memories.
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