u/InevitablePetrus

I’m usually a size 29 or 30 depending, long skinny feet with a straight big toe. I have one size 29 pair Oxfords from Aoki that I carry in my backpack and put on after arriving where I need them. Tolerable indoors, but I can’t spend a regular day in them walking to/fro the station etc. Very annoying.

I tried Isetan Men’s in Shinjuku today. The first pair the lad came back with was a 27 and felt like a climbing shoe. The second pair was closer but still bending my toes enough to be quite uncomfortable. He didn’t have any other ideas. They were also 6man+, which is more than I want to spend.

Help.

I used to buy shoes abroad, but I’m not leaving the country anytime soon. Anywhere in Tokyo where I can find decent business shoes in large enough sizes that actually sort of fit and don’t completely break the bank?

I’m usually a size 29 or 30 depending, long skinny feet with a straight big toe. I have one size 29 pair Oxfords from Aoki that I carry in my backpack and put on after arriving where I need them. Tolerable inside, but I can’t spend a regular day in them walking to/fro the station etc. Very annoying.

I tried Isetan Men’s in Shinjuku today. The first pair the lad came back with was a 27 and felt like a climbing shoe. The second pair was closer but still bending my toes enough to be quite uncomfortable. He didn’t have any other ideas. They were also 6man ¥ which is more than I want to spend.

Help.

I used to buy shoes abroad, but I’m not leaving the country anytime soon. Anywhere in Japan where I can find decent business shoes in large enough sizes that actually sort of fit and don’t completely break the bank?

### update:

went to big-b in ueno and found something decent. But i’d probably recommend the gotanda store instead because it’s apparently MUCH larger with lots more high quality options.

abc-mart and others in ueno had no or very little large sizes in stock.

I usually use a pair of hd650, or an akg k550. They’re both very different but great in their own ways. They also each have their own weaknesses. The k550 really only work well in a quiet environment and preferably with some EQ, and the hd650 totally come apart and just sound muddy during certain songs.

The other day I randomly tried fostex th810 in the store, and hot damn they were perfect. Certainly the best phones to ever grace *my* head. But, of course, very expensive.

Are there other, less expensive cans that compare to the th810? (I know nothing about fostex, and little about headphones, as I’ve just been using my two pairs for over a decade now.)