There are many different types of shoes that exist, such as running, walking, loafers, high heels, sandals, slippers, work boots, dress shoes, and many more.
Like other tabi, jika-tabi have a divided toe area so that they can in theory be worn with slip-on thonged footwear, but they are heavy-duty, and resemble boots.
Improved attachment systems - such as a cam action step-in system similar to a ski binding and particularly well adapted to plastic technical mountaineering boots - have widely increased crampons use.
