Shoe

Abstract

An upper includes bottom and top upper parts, a first gap located at a location corresponding to a medial side of a foot of a wearer, and a tightening part for tightening the bottom and top upper parts. The bottom upper part includes a first arch cover part for supporting a medial longitudinal arch of the foot from below. The first gap includes a first arch region disposed at a location corresponding to the medial longitudinal arch. The tightening part is configured to adjust and reduce at least a dimension of the first arch region in a vertical direction.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A shoe comprising:
 a sole; and   an upper, wherein   the upper includes
 a bottom upper part fixed to a peripheral portion of the sole, 
 a top upper part disposed above the bottom upper part, 
 a first gap disposed at a location corresponding to a medial side of a foot of a wearer, the first gap being disposed between the bottom upper part and the top upper part in a vertical direction, and 
 a tightening part disposed at least in the first gap, the tightening part being configured to tighten the bottom upper part and the top upper part to each other, 
   the bottom upper part includes a first arch cover part disposed at a location corresponding to a medial side of the foot of the wearer and supports a medial longitudinal arch of the foot of the wearer from below,   the first gap includes a first arch region disposed at a location corresponding to the medial longitudinal arch of the foot of the wearer, and   the tightening part is configured to adjust and reduce at least a dimension of the first arch region in the vertical direction.   
     
     
         2 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first gap further includes a first toe region disposed at a location corresponding to a toe located ahead of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot of the wearer, the first toe region being continuous to the first arch region, and   the tightening part is configured to adjust and reduce a dimension of each of the first arch region and the first toe region in the vertical direction.   
     
     
         3 . The shoe according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the dimension of the first arch region in the vertical direction is larger than the dimension of the first toe region in the vertical direction.   
     
     
         4 . The shoe according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the upper further includes a second gap located at a location corresponding to a lateral side of the foot of the wearer, the second gap being disposed between the bottom upper part and the top upper part in the vertical direction,   the bottom upper part includes a second arch cover part disposed at a location corresponding to the lateral side of the foot of the wearer, the second arch cover part being configured to cover a lateral longitudinal arch of the foot of the wearer from a side,   the second gap includes a second arch region located at a location corresponding to the lateral longitudinal arch of the foot of the wearer, and   the tightening part is configured to tighten the bottom upper part and the top upper part in the second gap and to adjust and reduce a dimension of the second arch region in the vertical direction.   
     
     
         5 . The shoe according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the tightening part includes at least one shoelace such that ends of the shoelace are connected to each other in a rear portion of the top upper part.