SOLE OBSERVATION DEVICE AND SOLE OBSERVATION METHOD

To provide a sole observation device and a sole observation method capable of observing the soles of a walking person to be observed easily.SOLUTION: The sole observation device includes: a transparent inner sole part 1 to be touched by the sole of a person to be observed; a reflector plate 4 arranged on the opposite side to the sole with the inner sole part 1 interposed between them; an imaging part 6 for photographing the sole image appearing on the reflector plate 4; a foot fixed part having the sole and the inner sole part 1 touching each other; and a sole part 5 supporting the inner sole part 1, the reflector plate 4, the imaging part 6 and the foot fixed part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】歩行中の被観察者の足裏を容易に観察することができる足裏観察装置および足裏観察方法を提供する。【解決手段】足裏観察装置は、被観察者の足裏を接触させる透明の中底部１と、前記中底部１を挟んで前記足裏の反対側に配置された反射板４と、前記反射板４に映る足裏像を撮影する撮像部６と、前記足裏と前記中底部１とを接触させる足固定部と、前記中底部１と、前記反射板４と、前記撮像部６と、前記足固定部とを支持する靴底部５と、を備える。【選択図】図１