Basic Terms of Shinto 神道基本用語集

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Asagutsu
浅沓
Text A kind of shoe worn by nobles in ancient times, and by Shinto priests during the performance of certain religious ceremonies today. Believed to have originally been constructed of leather, asagutsu have been made of hollowed paulownia wood finished in black lacquer since the Heian period.