Upper and shoe including the same

An upper comprising:

• an upper main body adapted to cover an instep of a foot,
• wherein the upper main body includes:
• a partial region that is a region away from an outer edge of the upper main body;
• and
• a passage formed in a tubular shape, the passage extending from the partial region toward the outer edge and then extending so as to return to the partial region so that a shoelace is allowed to pass through the passage,
• wherein the upper main body includes an upper middle foot portion adapted to cover a middle foot portion of the foot,
• wherein the partial region is provided in a part of the upper middle foot portion,
• wherein an opening extending in a front-back direction is formed in the partial region,
• wherein the passage extends from the opening toward the outer edge and then extends so as to return to the opening,
• wherein in the upper main body, a communication portion that communicates an interior and an exterior of the passage is formed,
• wherein the upper main body includes an upper sole portion that is formed continuously with the upper middle foot portion and covers a sole,
• wherein a plurality of the communication portions is provided apart from each other in the front-back direction at a side edge of the opening,
• wherein the passage includes a middle foot side passage that extends from any one of the plurality of the communication portions toward the upper sole portion and then extends to another of the communication portions, and
• wherein the passage includes a sole side passage that extends from the middle foot side passage to the upper sole portion and then extends so as to return to the middle foot side passage.