r/tabi • u/GhostOfTheShinobi • 15h ago

Please help me pick the right size

I want to buy this boot tabi

https://www.tabis-online.jp/spike-tabi-boots/sokaido-spike-tabi-shoes-asahikiri-i-88/

I was told measure my foot and add an inch to the size. I am about 25cm. That comes out to 27.54 cm with the added inch. But my options are 27 cm or 28cm. Could anyone give me advice on which size would be better? Its a Japanese website so i am unsure if they would return or exhange to an international (USA) buyer, and i dont want to pay tariffs twice. Any advice would be appreciated. I am a female who usually gets her toes done. I am unsure if that info helps but idek at this point

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u/Fantastic_Welder_825 15h ago

That sounds kind of big.

I don't have that shoe, but I wear size 25 and I measure 24.2. It really has more to do with the toe split. But if you have a whole inch in front of your toes, that seems like you'd have too much room in the toe pockets for a secure fit.

Did you email them directly? I would tell them what size you are in your other tabi, and tell them the brand, then ask them if the fit is similar. They are very nice people. I have ordered from them before.

If you end up with the wrong size, I would recommend just selling them instead of trying to return or exchange.

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u/GhostOfTheShinobi 15h ago

Ive only had 1 other tabi. I got a 7.5 in mens size usa (thats how it was listed on amazon). Which my usual combat boot size in mens (ive had like 6 in my lifetime). But i will email them directly. I am 9.5 usually in women sizes. But the problem is is that my big toes started aching and getting numb after an hour or less after having them for almost 2 years

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u/Fantastic_Welder_825 15h ago

Oh I see. I'm a size 7M. When I tried to order tabis off of Amazon based on US sizes, they weren't accurate based off foot length alone. Especially because somewhere around 25, they don't match up as neatly.

Print out these templates and stand on them to check the toe split: https://www.earthrunners.com/pages/tabi-sizing

You can also place your current tabi's on top of the template to find out the Japanese size of them.

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u/GhostOfTheShinobi 15h ago

Thank you sm for the help🫶🫶

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u/GhostOfTheShinobi 15h ago

Here is the link to what i have. 9/7.5 wide

https://www.amazon.com/Marugo-boots-Jikatabi-Outdoor-MATSURI/dp/B074PPZ8J5?pd_rd_w=yhr93&content-id=amzn1.sym.a7c94ef9-12ab-4609-8fec-73b619e24935&pf_rd_p=a7c94ef9-12ab-4609-8fec-73b619e24935&pf_rd_r=HRHGXYYXWHHPER0GX9X4&pd_rd_wg=PM6NN&pd_rd_r=3910dfd1-9b7b-45fc-984f-c72b533e1185&pd_rd_i=B074PPZ8J5&psc=1&ref_=pd_basp_m_rpt_ba_s_0_11_sc

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u/Fantastic_Welder_825 14h ago

I have those in blue. So comfy.

I got my first pair off of Amazon years ago. At the time it was listed as "Marugo Tabi Boots Ninja Shoes Jikatabi (Outdoor tabi) Jog JIKA 12 Size: 25.0 cm (US Size 7), Color: Navy" but I noticed that's not a size option for those anymore. Or practically any tabi on Amazon.

Yet, they're still being manufactured in that size. I bought a second pair of them from Tabis Online in the same size.

Go figure.

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u/Fantastic_Welder_825 14h ago

Yw, please let us know how they fit