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¡Nuevos vuelos a Tokyo y Shanghai desde Madrid!

By Garik 10:09 AM No Comments

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¡Buenos días amigos de Export-Manga! desde este lunes, Iberia nos informa que a partir del 18 de octubre de este mismo año empezarán a volar a Tokyo y Shanghai directo desde Madrid, sin necesidad de las anteriores escalas en distintos países europeos a las que estábamos acostumbrados.

Parece que el tráfico de pasajeros asiáticos ha aumentado en los últimos años, y por ello la empresa española de aviación ha dispuesto comunicar la capital del país con las dos ciudades de extremo oriente.

Aunque la venta de vuelos empieza ahora mismo, no será hasta octubre para el caso de Tokyo y un poco más tarde para Shaghai que empezarán a volar 3 días a la semana: lunes, miércoles y sábados.

Si habéis visitado (o planificado) Japón, os habréis perdido entre las miles de opciones para hacer escala en vuestro viaje, eligiendo entre Inglaterra, Alemania, Finlandia, Rusia… a partir de este otoño podréis ahorraros una parada y llegar directos desde Madrid. Personalmente un alivio, he tenido problemas en Heathrow que no se repetirán (mi sueño, combinado con el exceso de cafeína del personal del aeropuerto, más su nula capacidad para escuchar).

El precio del billete de ida y vuelta rondará los 612€, bastante similar a los actuales, a no ser que encontremos ofertas flash o precios de grupo. Vamos, ¡que son todo ventajas! Cada vez hay menos excusas para visitar el país del sol naciente.

Para más información, AQUÍ tienes la noticia en la web de Iberia, con los horarios planeados y más información al respecto.

Embroider your aikido clothes now!

By Garik 03:38 AM Productos de Aikido, Export-manga featured products, Star Products, Traditional products Handcrafts No Comments

Dear aikidokas, the chance of embroiding your training clothes is again available in Export-Manga, made in the same Iwata workshop, in a simplier and faster way than before: we have a new set of selectors.

You can easily find the section pointing on “Aikido Iwata”, or directly clicking on this image above. There you can choose the spot where you want your embroider, and once inside, the thread color, writing type and orientation if available.

Although instructions come in the inner description of every product, the process is the same for all of them:

First you choose the clothes to embroider, there is a product for each one, and once inside we will set the details.
Choose the color of the embroider, and if it is a hakama or keikogi choose its orientation too (in the second image of every product there will be a diagram with the available orientations, with letters if there are different options, and in the third image you can see a more detailed color list)
We choose the writing type: hiragana, katakana, kanji or romaji (you can search about their appearances and uses on the net, but better contact us before if you want kanji)
Finally, we will buy as many units of the product as letters has the word we want in western alphabet, and with that we’ll have the bill. An example: we want to write Barry, we’ll need to buy 5 units, as it has 5 letters.
Once we are going to pay, in the extra comment box you will have to write the word so we can tell the workshop, but if you forget it and you complete the process, remember you can contact us.

No more to say, we wish you like and take advantage of this new option in customizing your high quality Iwata training uniforms, brought to your home by Export-Manga, directly from Japan.

Reserve your Pokemon Green Limited Edition Nintendo 2DS [20th Anniversary]

By Garik 04:42 AM Games, State-of-the-art technology Japan, Merchandising original, Others, Export-manga featured products No Comments

Pokemon turns 20 and Nintendo plans to release to their japanese market a brand new Nintendo 2DS Limited Edition (well, new… the console is 2 years old, but this edition is new!). It remains to the old transparen plastic cases the GameBoy had in the old days, the days this saga began.

Of course, Export-Manga heard this news and we will give you the chance to reserve yours throw our online shop.

Although Red and Blue versions of this already made their way into the western shops, the green one will do as its 20 years old GameBoy homologue and won’t be seen outside the land of the rising sun, so this is your chance to receive it at home thanks to Export-Manga.

The pack included with your new console will contain, well, your new Limited Edition Nintendo 2DS console, a 4GB memory card with Pokemon Green from Nintendo eShop, fancy stickers of the original pokemon generation, a gift code with the rare pokemon Mew and a physical map of the Kanto region, to help you not to get lost in your adventure.

Discover or remember the origins of this famous videogame saga with this remake in your matching console! Change pokemon like the old days (with no wire mess) and fight epic battles with your friends, remember that even if you lose you’ll win against their envy, they won’t be able to buy a green 2DS.

Reserve your limited crystal green console RIGHT HERE!

Sapporo’s Yuki Matsuri, the snow festival

By Garik 11:44 AM Japan photos, Japan, Japan Reports , Travelling No Comments

We in Export-Manga wish you had a nice holiday, coming from a neverending summer in the mayority of the north hemisphere, finally the temperatures fall, important rains and… SNOW!!!

I don’t know if you like snow, but I was born in a coast village and have rarely seen it and play snowball wars… in fact, it was almost 30 years ago when I saw snow as a child and barely stood on my feet, and had one of my hands busy grabbing my mother’s avoiding me to fall down and stay buried. It should be that way if it was a good snowfall, but it was only a pair of inches deep.

Although in Europe winter si humid and you need to live far away from the sea or certain altitude to see the snow, in Japan winter is drier and snow is very present within a couple of miles away from the ocean, and counting that the 80% of the country is mountain terrain, it’s a country that lives every winter covered with a white glace.

A famous example of that is the Snow Festival in Sapporo, where every year in early february takes place a matsuri and a snow sculpture contest, becoming a touristical spot inside the country but also overseas.

By some things Japan is a very boring country (robotic maybe), but many of that sculptures bring out their artistic potential, and their geeky one too, bringing us masterpieces… or/and a full catalogue of snow dioramas, gigantic 3D versions of our favorite animes and films!!

If your working breaks take place in february and you wanna see amazing stuff, Sapporo is the place! Capital of Hokkaido, the last prefecture in the north: Sapporo is the modern city inside the almost totally covered of natural reserves island, populated by wild animals and the last home of the original japanese population.

You can learn more about the Yuki Matsuri HERE

Aikido Weapons Iwama limited edition bokken, jo, tanto

By Amir 09:02 AM Japan, Export-manga featured products, Star Products, Japan Reports , Travelling 1 Comment

Aikidoka & Budoka friends. Excelent chance to own a bokken, jo ,or Tanto made of japanese white oak, 100% original with Aiki seal, the same as the ones used by O Sensei Morihei Ueshiba’s students, Aikido founder, like Morihiro Saito, Hitohiro Saito and actually master Hideo Hirosawa. Brought to you directly from Japan and crafted by the Saito family. They are limited edition, as each one of them lasts nearly three years to be made.

Varnishing is not needed, as we use them and take contact with the bokken or jo,or Tanto, the natural grease of our hands will turn them softer and change from white to a toast brown color.

This aiki weapons are with no doubt the best, and the more time passes, better they become, without twisting or bending and preserving their perfect balance and symmetry.

To acquire these Bokken, Jo and Tanto made of japanese white oak with Aiki seal you only have to enter export-manga website:

http://export-manga.com/en/armas-aikido/648-armas-aiki-edicion-limitada-bokken-y-jo.html

Made in Iwama this limited edition is 100% handmade original by Saito family. Perfect symmetry and balance for Aiki ken and Aiki jo practice.

* Important

We only accept EMS mailing.

Due to the weapons length, Japan Mail only let EMS mailing system, wich one, by the way, is the fastest and includes a safe international tracking number.

If you need more information or pictures visit Aiki Weapons Facebook Page clicking:

Armas de aikido Aiki weapons

Purchase here Aikido Weapons Iwama limited edition Bokken, Jo and Tanto