In the Kanto region, the rainy season is over, and the second season of walking around the city is coming!
What kind of shoes do volunteer guides and correspondents wear when they lead or guide?
Until last year, I was a nature guide in Hokkaido, but I was wearing tight trekking shoes when walking in the mountains. When walking on mountain trails and bad roads, emphasis is placed on functionality and safety, so you do not use much attention to the sense of comfort. I hope you can't do it! Like (^^)
When walking around the city in the city, the road is a well-maintained paved road, so at first you can walk comfortably (no matter what shoes you wear) with your physical strength. But if you are a young person, you will not do so when you are middle-aged or older. Walking is good for your health, but walking for a long time is different from the story. Due to the pressure and sense of responsibility as a work, even if your legs and hips hurt a little, you may not notice at the site, and even if you notice, you tend to endure and continue walking.
Recently, in addition to athletic shoes (sports shoes) and outdoor categories, a variety of products specializing in walking, even in business shoes, have been developed. For several years, major manufacturers have introduced a system that accurately measures the shape of customers' feet in stores. This reduces the burden on the feet to a minimum.
"Comfortable and comfortable feeling for the body"
Based on the measured data, it is now possible to create insoles (insoles) designed for the person wearing the shoes with a more detailed inside.
For example, Asics sells this option under the product name 3D fitting insoles.
Due to the redevelopment of the former site of Matsuzakaya, Ginza 5-chome, there is an ASICS Walking Ginza store near the site under construction, and this time I had the scan done here.
Although the principle is different, it feels like a foot version of MRI that scans the brain. Scan "around the foot", "height of the arch of the foot", "tilt of the heel", "angle of the thumb", etc. with a 3D foot scale. This scan itself can be done in 2-3 minutes for free. My (individual?) You can quickly find the perfect personal insole for the shape of your feet.
The system is not custom-made, but the optimal one is selected from several types created in advance based on scanned numerical values, but it is based on the analysis of data measured using the latest technology, rather than the ambiguous sense of comfort of humans.
It seems that there is a great deal.
The price is about 1,000 yen to 2,000 yen higher than the existing insole, and it's affordable.
In the past, neither users nor companies would have had so many codwarts on the inner part of shoes. I often chose shoes that I liked only based on the color and design of my appearance, and I often bought them even if they were not comfortable, but the shoes I purchased using this system this time were wonderful.
To put it simply, it can be said that the essence of shoes is inside (insol).
This is a hard-to-understand part as soon as you wear it, and you will not notice it many times, even after walking for a long time. If your physical condition is not good, you will not be able to provide a good guide. Not only that tour, but also giving hints that will allow customers to walk comfortably for a long time can be said to be one "hospitality".
Although it is different from gourmet and sightseeing information, I would like to share it with my correspondents and those who are going to walk around the city in the future, so I reported it.
Incidentally, President Onizuka of Onitsuka Co., Ltd., the predecessor of Asics, became a member of Abebe, known as the "king of barefoot" who won the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
"We offer shoes as light as barefoot, so be sure to wear our own shoes."
It's a famous episode that I talked directly with.
(This sponsoring was performed when Abebe came to Japan to participate in the marathon every day in 1961, and it was said that Abebe actually wore Puma shoes at the Tokyo Olympics.)
Anyway, athletes wearing Onitsuka's shoes at the Tokyo Olympics won a total of 46 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals in gymnastics, wrestling, volleyball, marathons and other competitions. Was a pioneering company in development for the purpose of improving the performance of the competition.
If you know these historical facts, can you also plan a walking tour with the ASICS Ginza store as a sponsoring company? I suddenly thought about it.
Anyone can scan your feet at any time for free, so even if you can not get sponsorship, if you contact the store in advance, it seems that about 10 customers as a nearby store can usually guide you. You.
The origin of the company name of Asics is:
“Sound spirit resides in a healthy body” (A sound mind in a sound body).
It seems that it is an acronyms arranged in English notation (original text is Latin) (from Wikipedia).
In the coming season, as well as measures against heat stroke, I would like to pay attention to reducing the burden on my legs and hips and health, and enjoy walking around the city with a healthy body.
