It’s finally time to unveil or new website, or at least it will be soon! We would like to communicate to all our customers that we will be having a scheduled maintenance during the 7th of October on from 16.00 JST! Because of this, the website will be down, hopefully only Read More
Tozandoshop.com in it’s current form and design has been around for about 3 years now, and in that time, a lot has happened. Technology-wise, the use of smartphones and tablets have increased when viewing the internet and shopping, not to mention to send inquiries to us and the security needs when Read More
Written by Christian Domittner, DC (Austria), winner of the 8th Edition of Tozando’s “Win a Trip to Japan” Experience. First of all, thank you, Tozando! You were all great hosts and everyone made me feel very special. I was so very lucky to have been the chosen winner. It was Read More
– “The kote All-Japan Competitors Love! Mokkei” The “Mokkei” brand has become so well known, that people go to great ends to seek it out. The Konyakko style of Kote was on the brink of being discontinued, but is booming now after regaining the trust of many Kenshi through the Read More
Unfortunately, we have to announce that due to a fire in one of our textile factories, we are currently unable to deliver new stock of the Yomogi & Hourai Model Aikido Gi and Pants. As far as we know at the moment, no workers were hurt in the accident, although the Read More
the Tozando Headquarters, as we are sure everyone knows by now, are based in the Nishijin-area in Kyoto. An area that is known for it’s beautiful traditional Nishijin Brocade fabrics, and here at Tozando we have long been using these Nishijin Brocade fabrics to create our Nishijin Brocade custom-made Bogu Read More
A flock of birds (muradori) flying away from their nest together in the morning is a symbol of a new start. As evidenced by the sentence “muratori no muradachi inaba (when a flock of birds flies away together)” in the Man’Yoshu?, the term “muradori” is used as makura-kotoba for words Read More
It’s been a while since the last news post regarding Win a trip to Japan, to be honest, we had a very busy month with the World Kendo Championships in Tokyo at the end of May,and also the customers who came to Kyoto to stop by our stores after the Read More
Kyoto is HOT! Maybe because of the recent typhoon that passed by and brought with it the humidity that Kyoto is so known for in Summer. But still the green colors of summer brings a refreshing change in the scenery in Japan, and the rainy season will bring along things Read More
Success in battle not only meant the acquisition of personal honor, but also obtaining territory and land, which might eventually become a province in its own right, ensuring the prosperity of generations to come. This “Kassen Koshirae” is inspired by medieval Japanese battlefields. The Fuchi/Kashira is decorated with an arrowhead, Read More
