1938
A Kyoto atelier.
Tozando opens its doors in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, hand-making budo equipment — armour, blades, garments — for the city's serious practitioners.
About Tozando
Eighty-eight years
of craftsmanship.
京都・東山堂、武の道、八十八年。
Tozando was founded in 1938 in the Higashiyama quarter of Kyoto as an atelier of martial arts equipment. Almost nine decades later, the same family of artisans continues to outfit dojos across the world — and quietly, slowly, to open the craft to a different kind of guest.
Our Heritage
1960–90
Becoming the house of the dojo.
Through the postwar decades, Tozando's workshops expand to serve dojos across Japan. Every piece is still measured, cut, and finished by hand.
1990–2020
Carrying the craft abroad.
European and North American federations begin commissioning direct. The atelier's pieces now stand in championship halls on four continents.
2020–
Heritage, reimagined.
A new chapter on Mount Hiei: Budo Studio 360 — a filmable sanctuary for the martial arts — and Hiei Villa, a private retreat for those who care to stay.
Company
- Legal Name
- Tozando Co., Ltd. (株式会社東山堂)
- Founded
- 1938 (Showa 13)
- Headquarters
- Kyoto, Japan
- Business
- Martial arts atelier, studio & retreat operations, cultural programmes
- Related
- tozando.jp · Budo Studio 360