Category: News/Events

2016/09/23 – NEW Suzaku series Custom-made Iaito!

Today we at Tozando are very proud to be able to present you with the New Suzaku series Custom-made Iaito! As you might know our Kyoto Iaito Workshop has been experimenting with a lot of new Iaito designs lately, which we also posted pictures of on Facebook before, now, all Read More

2016/09/16 – Win a Trip to Japan Nominees

It took a while due to many people being on vacation and didn’t reply to our e-mails, but we are finally up to speed as all Nominees until this week have been confirmed for the “Win a Trip to Japan” campaign on Tozando! Thus we would like to congratulate the Read More

2016/09/09 – Introducing the “Men-nari”

The Men-Nari, is a training tool shaped like a short Shinai that will allow you to do Suburi practice where ever you go. The product was produced by Hiromitsu Yoshida Sensei, a kyōshi 8-dan Kendoka. As a teacher for Children in Japan, Yoshida Sensei made the Men-nari to have a Read More

2016/08/31 – Typhoon effect on Tozando Iwate Factory

The 10th typhoon “Lionrock” (台風10号) that passed by Japan last night, brought heavy rains, high waves and strong winds to areas devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. As most Tozando regulars know we have a factory in the Iwate prefecture, the Tozando Iwate Factory. This is where we produce many of our Read More

2016/08/26 – Clearance Products in the Good Deals Corner!

We have added some a lot of new outlet products to the Good Deals corner, such as new Shinsakuto, Iaito and so on. Among the new products we have also added a new clearance Kendo Bogu set, the Deluxe 5mm Clarino Machine-stitched Bogu set, which due to a model change, Read More

2016/08/22 – Tornado-stitch Kote Giveaway Campaign!

We are proud to announce that our patent application for the Tozando Tornado-stitch Kote has finally been accepted and verified! The Tornado-stitch method is now officially patented by Tozando Co.,Ltd., so be sure that you get the real thing from us, made in Japan, and not some cheap knock-off product! Read More

2016/08/10 – NEW Tailor-made Aikido and Iaido Gi!

We are proud to announce that we now offer Tailor-made Gi for Aikido and Iaido! This is something that has been much requested and asked about by our customers, and our craftsmen have been preparing for a long time, so we are really proud that we are finally able to Read More

2016/08/04 – First ‘Win a trip to Japan’ Nominee Confirmed!

We would like to congratulate Ms. Queennie Yau from Australia as she is the first confirmed Nominee for the 9th edition of our ‘Win a trip to Japan’ campaign here on Tozando! Unfortunately, we still have three unconfirmed nominees and while candidates have been contacted, we have yet to receive any Read More

2016/07/29 – Tozando stock status update

It has been a tough year for Tozando in terms of Aikido products, although Tozando has always had a very strong line up of Aikido Uniforms and Hakama, the last few years we have seen an increased demand and slower shipping times due to unfortunate accidents such as the “Fire accident” Read More

2016/07/25 – New Fabrics available for Tailor-made Hakama!

Here at Tozando we employ many skilled craftsmen, among them are our Hakama Craftsmen, who have years of experience, not only in making Hakama for Budo, but also traditional Japanese Hakama for different purposes. Thanks to this, we are the only company that can offer completely Tailor-made Hakama to our customers, Read More