SOLE, SHOE AND SANDAL INCLUDING SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sole smoothly allowing a flapping motion while mitigating the shock on a foot at the time of the grounding of the foot outside. SOLUTION: This sole 2 is provided with a central face 4, a front bottom face 8, and a rear bottom face 6. The central face 4 is formed nearly in parallel with the sole of a foot, and the front bottom face 8 has an inclination angleβagainst the central face 4. The rear bottom face 6 has an inclination angleαagainst the central face 4. A first elastic layer 20 made of a material more flexible than the other portion is provided at the outside portion of the boundary section 12 between the central face 4 and front bottom face 8 astride the boundary section 12.