Jika-tabi shoes in some industries, many workers prefer them for the softness of their soles. This gives wearers tactile contact with the ground, and the concomitant gripping ability lets them use their feet more agilely than rigid-soled shoes allow. This is useful for workers who traverse girders on construction sites and need to be sure what is under their feet. Carpenters and gardeners wearing these boots can, if they wish, use their feet as an extra pair of hands, for example to hold objects in place. There is also a line of knee-high all-rubber jika-tabi that is used by workers in
Jacques Tabi Jacques Tabi Jacques Ekangue Tabi (born 22 January 1988) is a Cameroonian footballer playing last with FK Hajduk Kula in the Serbian SuperLiga. He played in Cameroon with Douala AC and Sable FC before moving to the United Arab Emirates and play with Al Ahli Club (Dubai) during 2012. During the winter break of the 2012–13 season he moved to Serbia and signed with FK Hajduk Kula. He made his debur in the SuperLiga on April 3, 2013, in an away match against Red Star Belgrade. Tabi was part of the Cameroon U-20 national team that played in the 2007