Tag: bogu

Kozakura and Shobu: Patterns that typify Samurai’s spirit

In the last article about   shokko, we looked at the wonderful patterns that adorn many mune and ago of bogu. This time we are going to take a closer look at the patterns with which most kendo practitioners are familiar, such as Kozakura (Cherry blossoms) and Shobu (Japanese Iris) Read More

3 things you want to know when buying your first Bogu

Three things you want to know when buying the first Bogu for your child

https://www.tozandoshop.com/Men-Nari-Compact-Suburi-Shinai-p/477-mennari[s].htmRecently I heard that there is quite a lot of nursery and kindergarten children that starts doing Kendo in Japan. Of course, there is also many elementary school students who does Kendo and are about to start wearing their first Bogu for Keiko. Naturally, this means that there are also Read More

2016/11/02 – Campaign extention!

Our recent In-stock Bogu 10% OFF + Free Clarino Zekken! and Tozando Suzaku Custom Iaito 10% OFF! have received a great response and since we are still in contact with many customers who wants to buy these products, we are extending these campaigns to the 13th of November so that all of our Read More

2016/10/28 – Tozando Complete Beginners Kendo Set Available now!

Sometimes it’s hard to know what to choose when you just have begun doing Kendo, what Bogu should I choose, what else do I need and so on.  So we have compiled a complete set containing a 5mm Fit-stitched Orizashi Bogu, Color-fixed Kendo Gi, Tetron Hakama, Water Bottle, Bogu Bag, Read More

What is “Hybrid Indigo Leather” (KIWAMI)?

Hybrid Indigo Leather is a new type of synthetic leather that has been dyed with traditional Japanese Indigo-dye, and is the result of many years of research by the engineers at Tozando. It was once said, that trying to dye synthetic leather using genuine Indigo-dye would be an impossible task. 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

2016/06/09 – Buy a 3mm, 5mm & Tombo Bogu Set get a FREE Backpack!

Even in Japan you might have to travel a bit to get to your closest Dojo for Keiko, although it’s probably nothing compared with how far most Kendoka have to travel outside of Japan! There is a lot of different kind of Bogu bags, be it traditional drawstring bags , Boston-type Read More

2016/05/18 – Mitsuboshi “MINE” series Kendo Bogu now available!

The famous “MINE” series of Kendo Bogu made by Mitsuboshi are now available on Tozandoshop. The “MINE” series made by Mitsuboshi are not particularly made for Shiai or Keiko, they are made with the basic logic that a Bogu should be usable in any situation. This Bogu is made by the Read More

2016-04-27 – KIWAMI Kote Facebook Giveaway campaign!

To celebrate the new [KIWAMI] series of Bogu sets made by Tozando, we have decided to hold a raffle on Facebook, where the winner of each event (in a total of 3 events) will get a free [KIWAMI] series Kote! You can check out the full details of this campaign Read More

2016/04/26 – NEW [KIWAMI] series Kendo Bogu!

For those of you that were present at the AKC and EKC tournaments, you know that we brought some new Bogu models with us the display at our booth, namely the [KIWAMI] series Hybrid Indigo Leather Kendo Bogu models. So with all the Bogu models out there, what makes this Read More