Written by Damon Schearer (Australia), winner of the 8th Edition of Tozando’s “Win a Trip to Japan” Experience. I would like to thank Tozando and of course Tozando President Takahiko Kimura for this wonderful opportunity. I have been to Japan several times but mostly for Budo training and have seen Read More
The second winner of Tozando’s 8th ‘Win a Trip to Japan’, Mr. Damon Schearer was visiting us in Japan, Kyoto from the 28th of October to the 4th of November 2015. Here you can see some pictures from his trip and see what he experienced during his ‘Win a trip 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
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
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
Written by Ismail Hasan (United Kingdom), winner of the 7th Edition of Tozando’s “Win a Trip to Japan” Experience. “Dear Ismail, Congratulations, you have been chosen as the winner of the 7th edition of our “Win A Trip To Japan” contest!” It was very early in the morning and news Read More
Written by Riku Huomo (Finland), winner of the 4th Edition of Tozando’s “Win a Trip to Japan” Experience. First of all I would like say that before this trip I had only visited few different countries in Europe. I know only the very basics phrases of Japanese, so I really Read More
Yes, we can embroider your Hakama or Gi, even if they are not bought from Tozando, if you bring it to our store in Kyoto. However, in this case the embroidery will cost 210JPY/character and will usually take 10-15 minutes.
