A footwear comprises a foot base 10 having: a thin
heel part 12a in which the thickness of a portion facing the
heel of a user is reduced; a fifth
toe-side thin part 12b, 11f in which the thickness of a portion facing the fifth
toe of the user is reduced; and a placement part 11b which is formed in a portion excluding the thin
heel part 12a and the fifth
toe-side thin part 12b, 11f and on which the foot sole of the user is placed. The fifth toe-side thin part 12b, 11f comprises a fifth toe-side flat portion 12b and a downwardly inclined portion 11f. The fifth toe-side flat portion 12b is a portion which, in a state in which the user wears the footwear, faces at least the
fourth toe, the fifth toe, the base regions thereof, and a region of the transverse head adductor hallucis
muscle, which is located closer to the heel as compared to said base regions, of the foot of the user. The downwardly inclined portion 11f is a portion which, in a state in which the user wears the footwear, faces the fifth toe abductor
muscle of the foot sole of the user, and is downwardly inclined from the upper surface of the placement part 11b toward the upper surface of the fifth toe-side flat portion 12b. The upper surface of the fifth toe-side flat portion 12b and the upper surface of the thin heel part 12a are continuous.