A lovely object. I’ve never had a clarino zekken before, only embroidered, and I was a bit sceptical, but I really like it. Nice bright white, kanji looks fresh and shiny. Go Salisbury! Go Kendostar! Go Kuroido!
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*HAND MADE IN JAPAN PRODUCTION TIME WILL GENERALLY TAKE 8-12 WEEKS*
Our original Zekken is available in a variety of unique fonts and styles, and is used to display your name, and club/association name on the Tare.
Synthetic leather letters sewn onto Indigo-Dyed cotton.
These Zekken are made using a special V-shaped stitching at the back which lets the Zekken sit flat across the Tare, allowing you to avoid the bunched up appearance you often get at the top of most Zekken that use alternative stitching methods.
ADVICE : In general the name of your club/Dojo/region is written across the top of the Zekken, your surname, or first name is written in the middle of the Zekken, vertically in Japanese, your surname, or first name is written at the bottom of the Zekken, horizontally in Roman script. If you do not require a name across the bottom please simply write 'NONE' in the appropriate box.
If you write your name in Roman script , and select a Japanese script from the font selection, our Japanese staff will translate your name appropriately. Alternatively, you can provide us with the characters you wish to use by email.

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| Roman Font - Bold | Roman Font - Serif |
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| Japanese Script - Kaisho | Japanese Script - Reisho |
| Size | Height | Width |
| Small - Junior | 25cm | 16cm |
| Medium | 26cm | 17cm |
| Large - Standard Adult | 27cm | 18cm |
| XL | 28cm | 19cm |

Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 34 reviews.
A lovely object. I’ve never had a clarino zekken before, only embroidered, and I was a bit sceptical, but I really like it. Nice bright white, kanji looks fresh and shiny. Go Salisbury! Go Kendostar! Go Kuroido!
Steve B. 5/5 Verified
Super produit ! Je suis très content, cela finalise avec brio ma tenue ! Délai d’envoi super ! Mauvaise surprise (très mauvaise) avec les frais de douanes … le fait qu’il va y avoir des frais en plus devrait être stipuler au moment de cliquer « sur payer » Bref c’est comme ça, je me suis « fait avoir » une fois, je serai plus vigilant la prochaine fois
Arnaud G. 5/5 Verified
Excellent service and quality
Martin F. 5/5 Verified
Absolutely Love This Zekken! Quality craftsmanship with beautiful, clear lettering.
Manuel M. 5/5 Verified
I emailed Kendostar before ordering and they were able to expedite my order quickly in time for my upcoming trip to Japan. Thank you.
James P. 5/5 Verified
Dat communication and assistance
Marcela K. 4/5 Verified
Was an amazing fit, the kendostar team was very responsive to sizing questions and generally overall great.
Marcus C. 5/5 Verified
Amazing quality, really happy with the zekken!
Lisa J. 5/5 Verified
The design process is simple, the proportions are accurate, and you feel very valued. The seller also gave excellent advice
Remy S. 5/5 Verified
Looks sharp and elegant. Arrived incredibly fast and fits perfectly. Thank you!
Beatrice B. 5/5 Verified
Super
Jörg M. 5/5 Verified
Good quality, but a little too expensive.
Luigi F. 4/5 Verified
It's ok, but compared to my old zekken, which has more of a pocket design instead of a slightly opened back design, it's a bit loose, but at least it didn't fall off during training 👍🏻
Calvin K. 5/5 Verified
Came in safe and intact. Couldn’t ask for more
Eoin M. 5/5 Verified
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Roberto S. 5/5 Verified
Really good help with guidance on which size and which font to choose according to tare size and dojo styles.
Eliz K. 5/5 Verified
Perfect product as usual!
Pierre G. 5/5 Verified
Fits my tare perfectly, it's a snug fit, no wrinkles or extra fabric. Lettering is high quality and looks very premium.
Sam T. 5/5 Verified
Looks great and super service as always
Mikkel H. 5/5
Clean, clear zekken If embroidery is not an option, I will call this the absolute next best thing. This is synthetic leather cut out and stitched beautifully onto the zekken. This makes it really easy to clean when it inevitably gets all the aizome on it. It fits well on the Myrmidon tare.
Bee 5/5
Thank you Kendostar Team! the zekken fits perfectly and looks absolutely great. thank you very much
Serge 5/5
Great Fits onto the tare really well and stays in place. All the letters are super neat. Looks great!
Sarah 5/5
Great looking zeken Just received my Zeken from Kendo Star and it fits perfectly snug on my tare. Looks very smart.
Eric R. 5/5
First zekken It's my first zekken so i don't have much to compare, but i am very happy with it. Very nice and with a stretch band
Philbert 5/5
Great design Love the non-bunching design for a clean look!
Jake 5/5
Beautiful and functional Elastic band is well designed and fits snugly.
Luca 5/5
Well made Well made, alignment of text is perfect, and fits snugly into the center panel. Excellent!
Chenney N. 5/5
Pretty Zekken Got great help on choosing the right wording for the zekken from kendostar, the quality was great too!
Pham 5/5
Made to last A very well made item, classy and practical. Just what you need.
Chris 5/5
Very nice zekken Very nice zekken. Quality and beautiful stichted letters. Easy to put on your tare.
Simon D. 5/5
Zekken/Nafuda Very good quality, lettering and stitching are well done. Easy to put on the tare. Great look.
Pierre L. 5/5
Excellent design and quality! Really pleased with my nafuda/zekken. The design helps it to sit flush on the tare and the lettering is very well done. The best I have had (out of 8).
Chris B. 5/5
Absolutly beautiful The colour is amazing, and the stitching is really well done, and this is the quickest that a zekken has ever came, only 3 weeks! all the other places the club has bought from are +8 weeks
Isabell D. 5/5
Zekken Arrived as expected, good quality, well stitched and essential if your wearing Bogu. Excellent communications and first class service as usual from Kendostar. Thank you!
Dean 5/5
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