Aoi Budogu

This is the review about their online shopping experience. I lived in Ontario and had a hard time to find a proper shop for iaido bokuto and kendo accessories and equipment. Well, this is the place for great price and high quality staffs, the bokuto and shinai are been well packed, only take less than 5 days to receive them. I'm looking forward to buy more and more advanced equipment from them in the future.

Good prices on their bogu and shinai. Staff is professional.

Yukiko was friendly and super through in helping me pick through the gear I was shopping for. She took her time with me and let me spend some time browsing at their large and beautiful selection of Iaido, iaito, shinken, kendo and other supplies. Best part is they ship anywhere!

Slow, never responds to emails.ETA: After waiting six months for something I was theoretically supposed to receive in two months, it was the completely wrong thing. And so now I'm apparently supposed to wait for a replacement.This place is a joke. Order clothes or whatever, in stock items, that's probably ok. But anything custom is a waste of money and time with these people.

Ordered in April, arrived in August.

Love the friendly and very knowledgeable staff. The shop has an excellent selection and new product frequently comes in.

Very respectful, and good quality!!.

Very friendly and helpful with our first shinai stick for Kendo.

I went to Vancouver for a quick relaxing trip to get away from CFB Esquimalt, and remembered that my ex girlfriend shopped here for Kendo gear. I saw them at a tournament in Richmond, and figured I'd see for myself what the store might have for me.I did not expect to see how organized the store was, and just how comfortable it was inside. On the outside it looks small, and you'd probably second guess yourself as to whether you actually found it in the first place. I was immediately impressed.The customer service was exemplary, even though I feel like I was being an absolute weirdo and creeping out the lady who served me. Tried her best to recommend things that would suit my physical stature (small manlet).Sorry for making my first ever impression awkward Aoi Budogu, but you earned a 5/5 from me!

Been going to Aoi Budogu for 15 years, definitely my local go-to place for all things Iaido.