Kamidana, Shinto Shrine Altar

Hi there!

Do you know we carry Shinto Shrine Alter (Kamidana 神棚 (Miyagata 宮形）) for your home or for your Doujou?

So today, let us share how to choose a proper Kamidana for ourselves.


1.  Traditional ones of your family and of the district you live.

2.  Kamisama you will welcome.
The most popular general Kamisama, for home (for family), for company, for Dojou, for school?
Kamisama for the districts? Or Kamisama for bussiness (Oinari-sama)? Fukujin-sama or Taisha-sama or any other Kamisama you believe in?

3. Placement :
3-1  How big room (and cost) you can afford for the Kamidana. (Of course , we believe Kamisama will not see how much we pay for the Kamidana. But some people like (and maybe need?) gorgeous ones.)

3-2  We usually put two or three Ofuda inside of the Kamidana.
One is Amaterasu Oomikami-sama (The biggest, general, popular Kamisama in Japan), for Ujigami (Ubusuna)-sama (The one for the districts), and for the one in your heart. (Maybe somewhere you visit? or Kamisama of your Doujou , Ninjutsu school, your respected Samurai believe in maybe?)

If you will select one door Kamidana, put the three of them layered. If you will select three doors, put the Amaterasu-sama in the centre, right and left your districts' Kamisama and your special Kamisama.

You might be an owner and the big Sensei of your Doujou or the school. If  you are able to contact "your" bigger Sensei , ask him which Kamidana he holds? Following his choice might be the best way to select your new Kamidana.

If you just like Shinto idea, and will have one for your home, we will recommend the Shinmei one-door sk-001.

We are able to offer accessories for Kamidana, such as vases for Sakai, pots for Omiki, saucers and so on.

For the Ofuda（御札), as it is not commercial item, we are not able to carry.


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Synthetic mixed Tabi is less quality ?

Our second recommendable Tabi,  "NOBIRU" is sythetic mixed.

Its details are :

Body (Covered fabric ) Cotton 70%, Synthetic 30% (This synthetic fibres are only used for arch of foot.
Liner of this Tabi : Cotton 98% and 2% Synthetic fibre.
Sole :Cotton 100%

So, we can recommend this Tabi;
1. Possibly fit your feet by stretchable body fabric
2. Cotton 100% sole will protect your feet by a tiny hangnails of wooden floor


The thynthetic fibre of NOBIRU is the developed cotton ESPA (registered) by Toyobo, who is one of Japanese best fabric manufacturers.
Try them , NOBIRU might change your Tabi life!




NOBIRU with four clasps upto 30.0cm
with five clasps upto 28.0cm 
Purchasing five pairs (same size) will be discounted!
http://www.shop-japan.co.jp/english-boku/kimono-tabi5.htm


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How to choose Tabi?

Pure white cotton Kimono tabi is one of the necessaries for Kimono.

We line up variety of Kimono Tabi. How can we select the best one for you?

We have to admit that it is really difficult to find perfect one, because all of our feet are unique even we wear same size shoes.

But we hope today's post would be any help for you to choice your best one.

First of all, the size. We firstly recommend you the same size of your shoe size. Even this choice you might feel bit too tight at the first few times.

(Have you checked how to make your new Tabi comfortable? : HERE!)

When you are used to Tabi, try one size down.

Traditionally, a bit tight Tabi looks very cool.

Secondary, the material.

Synthetic materials are bit difficult. Most of our Tabi are cotton 100%, but some of them are mixed of synthetic fibres. However, we can say this is not "bad". For outside use, synthetic mixed might be good as they are better duster resist than cotton 100%.

However, you will wear them on Shosadai, Itajiki , wooden floor, we strongly recommend you 100% cotton sole one. 

Our best recommendation (were Mai, Yuki and Hana before, but they are going to be discontinued. So, ) are now 

1. TOMI (Cotton 100%) and reasonable price and have widest range of size

2. NOBIRU ( Synthetics mixed but this is really high quality and have a good reason of synthetic mixed.)

  

For martial use,  we recommend BUDO tabi , leather sole Tabi too.

Next time, let us explain regarding NOBIRU Tabi. We are afraid this Tabi is misunderstood, as it is synthetic mixed.



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Tabi - Make your Tabi more comfortable-

Hi! This is Natsu!
(And there will be many wrinkles on Tabi.)
I would like to lessen them.


I would like to show you how I make my Tabi more comfortable for myself.
When I open new Tabi, I will form the Tabi for myself as follows.


1. When I open new Tabi,

2. wearing them, feel slightly tight.

3. Wearing them and soak your tabi (as wearing Tabi)




4. Remaining their shape, take off your Tabi.




5. Dry the Tabi remaining their shape.



Natsu of BOKUNAN-DO