Last and shoe upper forming tool

A last for forming a shoe upper, the last comprising:

• a plurality of last forming parts, wherein
• in a forming surface for forming the shoe upper, at least a portion of a specific region corresponding to an upper end portion of a to-be-formed portion of the shoe upper is defined by a plurality of plate-shaped parts included in the last forming parts,
• by arranging the plate-shaped parts to be spaced apart from each other in a circumferential direction of an upper end portion of the shoe upper, a portion of the specific region that is defined by the plate-shaped parts is defined by an end surface of each of the plate-shaped parts,
• the end surface of one of the plate-shaped parts has a notched recessed portion as a mark used for alignment with the last during overlaying of the shoe upper, the recessed portion being disposed in the portion of the specific region that is defined by the plate-shaped parts, and
• the recessed portion is separate from a slit extending to the end surface of the one of the plate-shaped parts for assembling the one of the plate-shaped parts to another one of the plate-shaped parts.