For my birthday this year I bought my self a new men! I did a lot of research and asked around for opinions before making my choice. I finally settled on the men that a lot of my dojo mates both recommended and have various models of.

My men:

4mm machine stitched futon
Orizashi reinforcement.
Short mendare with a 2 cm diagonal cut.
Duralumin mengane
Cotton uchiwa
Price: ¥44500 (starts at ¥38000)

Kanagawa Hakkodo A1

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