Namaksin

Namaksin is a kind of traditional Korean clog made of wood for protection against mud and rain. Namaksin are known as close-toed shoes made of one piece of wood. There was a misconception that these traditional clogs came not from Asia but from the Netherlands in the past, but in reality, there had been clogs at least from the era of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, which were similar to the geta of Japan. Those were called "pyeonggeuk (平屐)". It is presumed that clogs of Baekje went to Japan and it became the origin of geta. Clogs in Baekje had three holes like geta, but clogs in Silla had five holes. How people tied its strings in that era is unclear.

A pair of namaksin

In the Three Kingdoms period, there were two types of clogs: open-toe and closed-toe. As time went by, the latter became primary as namaksin. These shoes were worn by Koreans of all ages and social status, usually in the rainy seasons.