Tabi

KevinJJ · Site Admin Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 198 Location: LMU

Anyone know where to get tabi relatively cheap?

mtn · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject:

There's a place in Torrance, you should contact Jenn Muise for more info. She'll know. You could also contact Kyodo because I know they order theirs from some company. I'm not sure where.

You can also try Taiko Center of Kyoto:

http://www.taiko-center.co.jp/english/shoptshirts.html

They may have a special price if you order in bulk.

aimai · Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject:

Kineya is a very good brand that most professionals use.
For some reason, I have their phone number for the manufacturer's business operating center... <.<
(048) 522-6581
And their fax number. (048) 522-6580

Unfortunately, they're based in Japan so shipping will cost a bit (unless you have someone who can buy them over there and send them to you...). These tabi will last quite a while, I can guarantee that since I use Kineya tabi.

oyitsjess · Posting Member Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 7 Location: UCLA

For tabi, Kyodo Taiko goes through the following website:
http://www.cooleastmarket.com/us

It should cost about $20 a pair. It's best to contact through email and always ask for the bulk discount or else it's about $30. The style we use is Jikatabi Boots - Tall Tabi Boots.

-Jessica Wong (past Kyodo Taiko director)

ryamasaki · Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:43 pm Post subject:

Kyoei Treasures in Torrance, CA sells the low-top tabi - it works better for those who can't fit their calves in the high-top tabi as sold by SF taiko dojo. I believe its $30/pr and I'm not sure if they do bulk discount.

Overall, their tabi is pretty good quality - durable, and looks pretty good. Most of Raijin Taiko's tabi purchases this year were from here.

Kyoei Treasures
2370 Crenshaw Blvd. "J"
Torrance, CA 90501

It's in a little strip-mall plaza next to a Hanmi Bank. They also sell hapi, kimono, and Japanese fabric.

-Ryan Yamasaki
UC Berkeley Raijin Taiko

EvanNishizu · Posting Member Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 9 Location: USC

would anyone be interested in joint ordering??

Evan Nishizu
USC Kazan Taiko

taikowebtech · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:48 pm Post subject:

Any joint orders for UCLA teams generally happen after we take newbies in the Fall. If you contact our directors, (see the contact info section), I am sure Yukai or Kyodo are ordering them anyway so you are probably more than welcome to tag on. However, as I am not director anymore =P, time to ask them instead.

Scott