Suidobashi Shokai/水道橋商会

Store Name/店名：Suidobashi Shokai/水道橋商会

Address/住所：1 Chome-3-15 Hongo, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0033

Notes/コメント：

This shop specializes in Kendo equipment and shinai, for the most part, but also has Karate and Judo gi available for purchase. I was greeted by the owner, who was in his late 70’s or 80’s, and his wife and was offered tea while I looked around. After mentioning that I did Kyokushin Karate and was in Tokyo for the 12th World Tournament, the owner’s wife showed me over to her display of patches that she stitches herself. I bought a Kyokushin kanji and an Ichigeki patch.

Suidobashi Shokai is even closer to Suidobashi Station than Shobudo Shokai.

水道橋商会は水道橋駅の近く剣道、空手、柔道の道具を販売してる武道具屋です。オーナーは７０、８０年代のカップルです。東京で第１２回全世界空手道選手権大会（２０１９）に見に行った時、この店に行きました。見て回りながら、オーナーにお茶を入れられました。極真のパッチ2枚を買いました。

Shobudo Sangyo/尚武堂産業

Store Name/店名：Shobudo Sangyo/尚武堂産業株式会社

Address/住所：1 Chome-4-6 Hongo, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 113-0033

Website/ホームページ：shop.shobudo.jp (Japanese Only)

Notes/コメント：

Shobudo Sangyo is a budogu ( martial arts equipment) supply store in Suidobashi that mainly focuses on Kendo armor and shinai. The store has a wide selection of kendogu and iaito( swords for Iaido) as well as weapons and shinai for Naginata.  It is a 3 minute walk from the JR Chuo-Sobu Line Suidobashi train station.

尚武堂産業は水道橋で剣道、居合道、なぎなたの道具を販売してる武道具屋です。JR水道橋駅から徒歩約３分。