Shoe and method of manufacturing shoe

A method of manufacturing a shoe, the method comprising:

• preparing a sole;
• manufacturing an upper having an opening through which a foot of a wearer is inserted when the wearer puts on the shoe and including a shoelace tightening region located forward of the opening;
• and
• joining the upper to a top side of the sole,
• wherein manufacturing the upper includes:
• preparing an upper body capable of, together with the sole, accommodating the foot of the wearer,
• forming a front-side folded portion and a rear-side folded portion by folding a tape member having a generally rectangular shape along respective fold portions, the tape member being higher in rigidity than the upper body,
• sewing a first portion of the tape member onto an outer surface of the upper body so as to be located in the shoelace tightening region and to extend in a front-rear direction of the upper, the first portion being a portion on one side in the tape member when viewed from the folded portions,
• attaching a front-side second portion of the tape member to the outer surface of the upper body so as to extend downward from the front-side folded portion to a peripheral side surface of the sole, the front-side second portion being a portion on the other side in the tape member when viewed from the folded portions,
• attaching a rear-side second portion of the tape member to the outer surface of the upper body so as to extend downward from the rear-side folded portion to a peripheral side surface of the sole, the rear-side second portion being a portion on the other side in the tape member when viewed from the folded portions, and
• wherein the first portion is sewn onto the upper body such that a plurality of gaps through which a shoelace passes are provided between the first portion and the upper body, and
• wherein the first portion of the tape member does not include any folds.

A shoe comprising:

• a sole;
• and
• an upper located above the sole and having an opening through which a foot of a wearer is inserted when the wearer puts on the shoe, and a shoelace tightening region located forward of the opening,
• wherein the upper further includes:
• an upper body configured to, together with the sole, accommodate the foot of the wearer;
• and
• a tape member having a generally rectangular shape and being higher in rigidity than the upper body, the tape member being sewn onto an outer surface of the upper body,
• wherein the tape member includes:
• a first portion located in the shoelace tightening region and extending in a front-rear direction of the upper,
• a front-side folded portion contiguous to a front end portion and a rear-side folded portion contiguous to a rear end portion of the first portion, each of the front-side and rear-side folded portions being formed by folding the tape member downward when viewed from the first portion,
• a front-side second portion extending downward from the front-side folded portion to a peripheral side surface of the sole,
• a rear-side second portion extending downward from the rear-side folded portion to the peripheral side surface of the sole,
• wherein the first portion is sewn onto the upper body such that a plurality of gaps through which a shoelace passes are provided between the first portion and the upper body, and
• wherein the front-side second portion and rear-side second portion are inclined rearward when viewed in a width direction of the upper and, wherein the rear-side second portion has a larger rearward inclination angle than that of the front-side second portion.