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People Are Freaking Out About This Japanese Woman Walking In Pigeon Shoes

Japanese shoemaker Kyoto Ohata has created a hilarious pair of pigeon-themed high heels and everyone is freaking out. Some people hate it, others love it but probably only a few know that actually these shoes serve a very specific purpose.

Ohata often walks through an area that’s filled with pigeons and the birds scatter in fear when she strolls down the pavement. So, not to scare the pigeons, she decided to disguise her human presence with a pair of DIY shoes that look just like the pigeons themselves!

(h/t: dyt, afishadaily)

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

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i_know_im_amazing 7 years ago

I want them actually

11points

Remind me where I am again ? 7 years ago

~me too. I love how she offered the step by step directions... But if I am going to make any... They Shall Be Peacocks !! !! !!

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Nancy E 7 years ago

Ha! Ha! Japanese women like whimsy

8points

Bridget Smith 7 years ago

Haha, okay kind of goofy. But looking at some of the photos, they like they are made from felt and possibly felted on her own. If this girl doesn't do cosplay, she should cuz she could probably create some pretty high quality costumes and/or props!

4points

Colin Ducklow 7 years ago

Pidgeon toed

3points

Pandalana Williams 7 years ago

Lol!

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pamela traves 7 years ago

I Love the Pigeon shoes-I want a pair!!!

2points

Naima Ivansdóttir 7 years ago

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

2points

Pemberton 7 years ago

There are several mistakes in this article as well as the linked source (English one, I can't read Russian). Firstly, here's the original source: http://portal.nifty.com/kiji/170523199689_1.htm And the video she's walking around with them https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=E5FgQQVoO40 The creator's name is Keiko Ohata. (Kyoto is a Japanese city.) She decided to create pigeons shoes out of fun/pun -- in Japanese, high heels are ハイヒール while "pigeon heels" would be ハトヒール. ハイヒール and ハトヒール look similar. The source website "Daily Portal Z" is a bit like buzzfeed -- writers do wacky things like creating weird stuff and write about their weird experiences. Her article ends with this: "I couldn't attract pigeons, I'm kinda happy to attract so many people in Ueno Park."

2points

Wombat34 7 years ago

I think they're great.

1point

monica 7 years ago

and why dont we freak out that we are wearing shoes made of cow skin?

1point

Eddie77 7 years ago

A very creative Japanese lady :)

1point

Sandy Gilliland 7 years ago

LOVE these! Whimsy! <3

1point

Kirsten Preston 7 years ago

Hate pigeons in the cities, they're everywher. However these are fun, and a lot of work gone into creating them. Think I'll stick to my usual foot wear ;-)

1point

Elisse Goldstein-Clark 5 years ago

OMG- I want them SO badly! Which one of you crafty folks is going to make me a pair of these fabulous Pigeon Heels???!!

0points

Krista Leary 7 years ago

Still not as bad as UGGs

0points

Roxanne Doe 7 years ago

Ummmmm. No thank you?....

0points

Erica 7 years ago

Oh my god they're hilarious!

0points

Sue McCarthy 7 years ago

Amazing!! So how long before a pigeon tries to mate with her shoe?!

0points

RespectThePaiva 7 years ago

It's not really by chance the Japanese are hosting the next Olympics.

0points

Francesco Grimaldi 7 years ago

As long as she does not start walking "pigeon toed" , :)

0points

Barbara Baxendale 7 years ago

I don't mind pigeons but not on my feet !!

0points

Irene Walton 7 years ago

I think it's creep, I love the Japanese flair for fashion, but not these

0points

Olivia W 7 years ago

I honestly thought it was popular cos it was an illusion and it looked like she was wearing pigeons but NO... they are literally pigeon shoes

0points

Ali Rose 7 years ago

I'm cooooooing over these!

0points

TheeUndertakersDogBiscuits 7 years ago

instead of birds u could make sitting kitties-i would pauy more than 1,0000000.2m if somebody made it

0points

TheeUndertakersDogBiscuits 7 years ago

why dont you make them so their wings are spread out?

0points

Betty Morgan Singer 7 years ago

Cute!

0points

DancingToMyself 7 years ago

That poor guy feeding her pigeons lol.

0points

lemontzz aide 7 years ago

Well now Ive seen everything!! LOL :D

0points

Shell Robbo 7 years ago

no no no, pigeon toes haha

0points

panda 7 years ago

http://www.virtualshoemuseum.com/kobi-levi I'd rather have one of Kobi Levi shoes

0points

Naoko Yamaguchi 7 years ago

Ms. Keiko Otsuhata is not a shoemaker. . .she likes to make funny goods and introduces her works as a web writer. http://portal.nifty.com/kiji/170523199689_1.htm

0points

LilicatUK 7 years ago

I like it! Just a bit of harmless fun after all!

0points

Lu Yang 7 years ago

副书记爱

0points

Lu Yang 7 years ago

吓到我了

0points

Jess Heera 7 years ago

Pigeons are so cute!

0points

Yunyann See 7 years ago

That is so cute, definitely make someone day every time she goes out in them.

0points

Ilya Ditkovskiy 7 years ago

One question, why thoe?

0points

Donna Reynolds 7 years ago

You must feed these shoes peanuts are they will not walk.

0points

Donna Reynolds 7 years ago

"Or" they will not walk

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Louiiiise 7 years ago

Awesome. Would totally wear them.

0points

mau neko 7 years ago

where can i get them!!!!

0points

Remind me where I am again ? 7 years ago

Exactly my first thought, She provided the step by step photo directions @ the end~>

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Ems 7 years ago

I so need these shoes!

0points

anonymous 7 years ago

I love pigeons :) they have tough lives poor little things

0points

Lucybaby 7 years ago

This is kinda cool but I wouldn't wear them lol

0points

Sandwich Lover 7 years ago

Omg!! It actually took me awhile to realize, and then I was like " whaaaaaaat? " xDD

0points

tweetybird 7 years ago

ha they're so weird

0points

Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago

Love them!!!

0points

Gayle Bynum Cardosa 7 years ago

So they're super ugly, look impossible to walk in and they look super awkward. Slap a 2000.00 price tag on them and start selling them in Southern California! We've got a winner folks.

-1point

Gayle Bynum Cardosa 7 years ago

I was just kidding...I love that she's having fun with something so goofy. Those are the best kind of people.

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JoAnne Klein 7 years ago

I think they're hideous!

-1point

Michelle Dodson 7 years ago

Pigeons are basically urban rats. Who cares if they get "scared"? I'm not saying to go out of the way to harm them, but these things are ridiculous.

-2points

Christine Veazey 7 years ago

Be kind to animals. When people laugh and are amused that you are walking around inside of a pigeon, to me it shows their ignorance and insensitivity. This shoe art suggests that we can use animals anyway we please.

-3points

dejan filipovic 7 years ago

Hmm...very ugly "shoes"

-3points

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i_know_im_amazing 7 years ago

I want them actually

11points

Remind me where I am again ? 7 years ago

~me too. I love how she offered the step by step directions... But if I am going to make any... They Shall Be Peacocks !! !! !!

15points

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Nancy E 7 years ago

Ha! Ha! Japanese women like whimsy

8points

Bridget Smith 7 years ago

4points

Colin Ducklow 7 years ago

Pidgeon toed

3points

Pandalana Williams 7 years ago

Lol!

1point

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pamela traves 7 years ago

I Love the Pigeon shoes-I want a pair!!!

2points

Naima Ivansdóttir 7 years ago

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

2points

Pemberton 7 years ago

2points

Wombat34 7 years ago

I think they're great.

1point

monica 7 years ago

and why dont we freak out that we are wearing shoes made of cow skin?

1point

Eddie77 7 years ago

A very creative Japanese lady :)

1point

Sandy Gilliland 7 years ago

LOVE these! Whimsy! <3

1point

Kirsten Preston 7 years ago

Hate pigeons in the cities, they're everywher. However these are fun, and a lot of work gone into creating them. Think I'll stick to my usual foot wear ;-)

1point

Elisse Goldstein-Clark 5 years ago

OMG- I want them SO badly! Which one of you crafty folks is going to make me a pair of these fabulous Pigeon Heels???!!

0points

Krista Leary 7 years ago

Still not as bad as UGGs

0points

Roxanne Doe 7 years ago

Ummmmm. No thank you?....

0points

Erica 7 years ago

Oh my god they're hilarious!

0points

Sue McCarthy 7 years ago

Amazing!! So how long before a pigeon tries to mate with her shoe?!

0points

RespectThePaiva 7 years ago

It's not really by chance the Japanese are hosting the next Olympics.

0points

Francesco Grimaldi 7 years ago

As long as she does not start walking "pigeon toed" , :)

0points

Barbara Baxendale 7 years ago

I don't mind pigeons but not on my feet !!

0points

Irene Walton 7 years ago

I think it's creep, I love the Japanese flair for fashion, but not these

0points

Olivia W 7 years ago

I honestly thought it was popular cos it was an illusion and it looked like she was wearing pigeons but NO... they are literally pigeon shoes

0points

Ali Rose 7 years ago

I'm cooooooing over these!

0points

TheeUndertakersDogBiscuits 7 years ago

instead of birds u could make sitting kitties-i would pauy more than 1,0000000.2m if somebody made it

0points

TheeUndertakersDogBiscuits 7 years ago

why dont you make them so their wings are spread out?

0points

Betty Morgan Singer 7 years ago

Cute!

0points

DancingToMyself 7 years ago

That poor guy feeding her pigeons lol.

0points

lemontzz aide 7 years ago

Well now Ive seen everything!! LOL :D

0points

Shell Robbo 7 years ago

no no no, pigeon toes haha

0points

panda 7 years ago

http://www.virtualshoemuseum.com/kobi-levi I'd rather have one of Kobi Levi shoes

0points

Naoko Yamaguchi 7 years ago

Ms. Keiko Otsuhata is not a shoemaker. . .she likes to make funny goods and introduces her works as a web writer. http://portal.nifty.com/kiji/170523199689_1.htm

0points

LilicatUK 7 years ago

I like it! Just a bit of harmless fun after all!

0points

Lu Yang 7 years ago

副书记爱

0points

Lu Yang 7 years ago

吓到我了

0points

Jess Heera 7 years ago

Pigeons are so cute!

0points

Yunyann See 7 years ago

That is so cute, definitely make someone day every time she goes out in them.

0points

Ilya Ditkovskiy 7 years ago

One question, why thoe?

0points

Donna Reynolds 7 years ago

You must feed these shoes peanuts are they will not walk.

0points

Donna Reynolds 7 years ago

"Or" they will not walk

0points

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Louiiiise 7 years ago

Awesome. Would totally wear them.

0points

mau neko 7 years ago

where can i get them!!!!

0points

Remind me where I am again ? 7 years ago

Exactly my first thought, She provided the step by step photo directions @ the end~>

0points

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Ems 7 years ago

I so need these shoes!

0points

anonymous 7 years ago

I love pigeons :) they have tough lives poor little things

0points

Lucybaby 7 years ago

This is kinda cool but I wouldn't wear them lol

0points

Sandwich Lover 7 years ago

Omg!! It actually took me awhile to realize, and then I was like " whaaaaaaat? " xDD

0points

tweetybird 7 years ago

ha they're so weird

0points

Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago

Love them!!!

0points

Gayle Bynum Cardosa 7 years ago

So they're super ugly, look impossible to walk in and they look super awkward. Slap a 2000.00 price tag on them and start selling them in Southern California! We've got a winner folks.

-1point

Gayle Bynum Cardosa 7 years ago

I was just kidding...I love that she's having fun with something so goofy. Those are the best kind of people.

1point

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JoAnne Klein 7 years ago

I think they're hideous!

-1point

Michelle Dodson 7 years ago

Pigeons are basically urban rats. Who cares if they get "scared"? I'm not saying to go out of the way to harm them, but these things are ridiculous.

-2points

Christine Veazey 7 years ago

-3points

dejan filipovic 7 years ago

Hmm...very ugly "shoes"

-3points

People Are Freaking Out About This Japanese Woman Walking In Pigeon Shoes

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