Shinai

Hokubei Budogu's focus products are shinai. Hokubei Budogu is very sensitive about not selling dried-out shinais. Our delivery time may be a bit slower than other vendors, but this is because we bring smaller batches of "fresh" shinais from our factories so that you won't be disappointed with dried-up shinai, which will break at first use. 

A selection of dobari and koto shinai, made with keichiku and madake bamboo, is available in both male and female versions. A variety of grip (tsuka) options are available: thin to thick, oval (koban), octagonal (hakkaku), and the octagonal oval (hakkaku koban) in our madake shinai choices.

Hokubei Budogu Signature line: The Ippu, Ichikawa, Okawa, Hiotyama, and Oyama are a safe bet for quality shinai. Hokubei Budogu also has a selection of super premium shinais hand-made in Japan.