I’m an extra large in the states..that makes it hard to buy stuff off the rack in Japan so check this out !!! Now no disrespect meant to Japan but clothes can cost you a lot here especially when you are new in town and you don’t know where the bargains are. Regardless they tend to be more expensive than back in the states. I was spoiled going to K mart or Target and grabbing a bag of clothes for a hundred bucks. I have seen the exact item here in Japan for 3 times the cost back home. Shoes for a size twelve guy are rare. That’s a 30 cm here and I am wide that’s a 4e or 30cm EEEE. Most places stop at 27 to 28cm shoe size and only working mans stores go up to 29. Shoes run in different sizes ranging from US sizes to European and then metric. Clothing also has strange variances in actual size a 3L is more like a XL in the states never mind a XXL or XXXL that’s more like a 4 to 6L here. Pants are cut different and usually run two sizes smaller… us guys back home are fat asses. Stores like this cater to the larger man weather you are a big buff dude or a blob. The prices were reasonable for Japan and sometimes they even have a great two for one deal. But its always a bit more so your gonna have to deal with it. If you are moving here and you are bigger than a large better stock up a fill a suit case to hold you over and save some cash in the beginning. I hate clothes shopping cause I have no sense of style….give me a pair of jeans and a carhart jacket! Here is a link from …
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Hi there – I am a size 8.5 EE and I have a very large bunion on my right foot (on the side of my big toe). I actually need orthotics. I have tried on Ecco shoes (No good for me), Aravon (also no good), Birkenstocks (the Braga came the closest in a size 40), as well as a bunch of other brands.
I am wondering if anyone knows of a brand of shoe that is good for really wide feet. I need them for work – I work in retail in a Jewelry store and dress code is formal attire (suit and such).
I am looking for a shoe that is closed on the toe (I will settle for a lace up if I absolutely must), is leather and prefer no heals (but dont mind a 2-3″ heal as long as it is a thick heel that is as wide as the shoe – no narrow ones).
Can the ladies out there (even if you are not a size 8.5) recommend a good quality COMFORTABLE shoe??? Thanks.
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