Tag: kyoto

Seimei Jinja Shrine

Seimei Shrine – A Mysterious World in Nishijin, Kyoto

Written by Takahiko Kimura, Tozando CEO A short 10 minute walk from the Tozando headquarters, you can find the Seimei Shrine which is known to worship the god that ward off evil and evil spirits. Just hearing “Seimei Shrine” many people might already have an idea of what it is Read More

2016/10/07 – BioClean Dry-mesh Kote with free Musashi Charm!

In October over 400 hundred years ago, Miyamoto Musashi was said to have participated in the Sekigahara Battle on the side of the Toyotomi family, after this big battle Musashi started his travels around Japan and dueled many famous swordsmen the following years. One of the most famous bouts he Read More

2016/10/07 – New fittings for Suzaku series Custom-made Iaito!

The Suzaku series Custom-made Iaito which we announced recently has been very popular and our craftsmen are very happy as they worked long and hard to prepare this new product for all our customers! This is the first time We are happy to announce that thanks to the hard work Read More

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

2016/08/10 – 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

2016/04/08 – New options for Suzaku Iaito

Our Suzaku line of Iaito that are made in Kyoto, has been quite popular among our customers since we started making them roughly a year ago. With the increased amount of orders, our in-house craftsman has also had to level up his skills to cope with the orders and request Read More