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From: Brett Robson <deep_m_m@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Buying large size shoes in Tokyo
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2004 15:07:18 +0900
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Rodney Webster wrote:
> Michael Gira <idontreadthis@operamail.com> wrote:
> 
>>Anyone know of some shoe stores in Tokyo that sell large sizes (I'm a 29)?  
> 
> 
>>I've heard that there is a cluster of "big and tall" shops somewhere in
>>Tokyo - is this true?
> 
> 
> http://www.kutsunohikari.jp/info/index.html
> 
> Stores in Kawasaki, Shinjuku, Okachimachi, and also selling
> online.
> 
> I've never bought anything from them, or even been to their
> stores, but they have lots of ads in the trains running between
> Tokyo and Yokohama, so they must do a fair amount of business.
> 

I've been to the Shinjuku store (I took a friend). I was jealous 
as they have an excellent selection of shoes, in fact much better 
than most stores. I could put my shoe inside some of them.