Happy New Year
Thank you all for supporting Aoi throughout the year 2011.

2012 is the Year of Dragon in Japan, the 5th animal in the Chinese zodiac.
Those who were born in the year of Dragon, are believed to be a child of the God.
Furthermore, you are believed to lead an energetic and inspirational life.
Some well-known people who were born in the year of Dragon include John Lennon,
Salvatore Dali, Helen Keller, ,,,,, Che Guevara, Bruce Lee and Hokusai Katsushika.

Dragon people are expected to have a once in a life time opportunity in their live.
However, it really does not matter whether you are born in the year of Dragon or not.
Just make sure you open up your eyes, take initiatives and seize the moment.

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To make your brand new year more rewarding than ever, we have come up with new items that feature
Dragon

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Have you decided on what to give this Christmas?

From T-shirts to knick-knacks, we have got it all here for your loved ones.

Extended opening hours before Christmas.

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Japanese T-Shirts Aoi

Did you know that about 60% of the global consumption of octopus takes place in Japan?
Octopus or tako has become deeply rooted in the Japanese diet.
In addition, the Japanese find their shape and mode of life to be pretty humorous and interesting.
When they are boiled, they turn bright red. That peculiarity is often used as an inspiration for characters of anime, movies and TV programs.
When I was a small child, my mother used to put tako-shaped sausages into my box lunch.
T-shirts using as a motif the tako which is so popular in Japan are available at Aoi.

30- 32 Red Cape Lane . QV . Melbourne . Victoria 3000
Japanese T-Shirts Aoi

[ Buy 2 and take 1!! ] Campaign

15/8 MON -> 15/9 THU (1month)

We have been designing and selling each single T-shirt meticulously in the hope that it will be always treasured by our customers for many years to come.
For, we do not want our customers to feel regret, for example, by finding that their favorite items are being sold at unimaginable prices such as 50% cheaper than the prices at which they bought from us.
Such being the case, and also as a way of thanking our customers for the occasion of our 4th anniversary,
we have decided this time to provide the customer who will buy two pieces of T-shirts during the period of campaign with one piece of his or her favorite T-shirt at free of charge!

This also applies to T-shirt + accessories or hoodies (providing that the customer purchases 2 or more items and in the amount of no less than $80).
This also applies to a group of customers such as a couple, friends and even a family as long as the group represents as a single payer.
The free T-shirts to be provided shall be limited to those priced at $40 (those of organic cotton and of bamboo fabric are not included).

30- 32 Red Cape Lane . QV . Melbourne . Victoria 3000
Japanese T-Shirts Aoi

A black costume and a sword on his back, intrudes into an enemy territory under cover of the darkness of the night.
Ninja, who exists in your minds with such an image,
The act of deceiving enemies leveraging special techniques is a Herculean operation which can only be done with special training received
and physical abilities as good as top athletes.
Not as well known as expected is the female ninja, whose name is Kunoichi,
She is said to have carried out her missions in a different form from male ninjas such as confidential survey,
information gathering of which male ninjas were not capable as she was able to blend into ordinary people.
At Aoi, we provide products with ninja as the motif.

Thanks to your cooperation, Aoi can happily celebrate our fourth anniversary.

We will continue providing fun products, thank you.
We have prepared ninja masks commemorating our fourth anniversary, why don’t you become a ninja on this occasion?

30- 32 Red Cape Lane . QV . Melbourne . Victoria 3000
Japanese T-Shirts Aoi

About Sushi that can be tasted in various parts of the world nowadays.

The creation of Sushi took place in the early 1800s and it started as putting a piece of boiled fish on hand-shaped rice.
At present, Sushi is one of the representative Japanese foods as well as Teriyaki and Tempura.
In the early 1900s, Sushi arrived in the US and it started blending in the western society with a transformation of new Sushi such as California roll.

In Japan, becoming a Sushi chef needs to have approximately 10 years of training as the expression of “3 years for cooking rice and 8 years for shaping rice”.
In addition, becoming a Sushi chef for making a delicious Sushi needs to have knowledge,
experience, and technique such as ability to examine fresh fishes in the fish market and cut a thin slice as comprehending a season for various fishes to be a good taste.

At AOI, we prepared for Sushi T-shirt based on Origami (paper folding) strategy.
Sushi roll is completed by folding and rolling it!
Please taste it by rolling Toro (the fatty meat of tuna), Wasabi (green horseradish paste), and rice with seaweed! There is a little emphasis of soy sauce on the chest.Now you become a Sushi chef!

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In Japan, when the season of autumn arrives, the people have a custom to read books since early times with a phrase “Autumn for reading books”.
It is said that autumn would be the best season for reading books due to the comfortable and suitable weather for it.
And in Japan, many stories still exist since ancient times.

Those stories are for Bees, Princess Kaguya (the Moon Princess), Tale of Genji, Demon’s Island and more …

The stories that both children and adults can enjoy often become story models for various movies and tell us so many interest things although it is hard to imagine that those stories were written a long time ago.
During this season, how about reading books?

At AOI, we also offer items that are related to the Japanese ancient stories.

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Tatami mats are a traditional floor covering that remain as popular as ever in Japan.
They have a belt-like brocade edging called heri used both to bind the surface layers with the core material and also as a decoration.
The heri is a vital part of tatami, the colors and patterns of which can change the ambience of our rooms.
We have created a belt from heri, inspired by its belt-like shape, the unique design,
and the durability that has been proved by its use as a component of flooring material.
This belt is made of the same authentic brocade actually used for tatami-making.
You will surely be delighted with the traditional Japanese design.

　
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Thanks to your kindness, our charity T-shirts for the Great East Japan Earthquake are sold out.
Via the Red Cross, we donated all the precious money from you.
Thank you very much for your generous cooperation.
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We would like to offer our heartfelt condolences and consolation to everyone for the Great Earthquake of East Japan took place on March 11th.
We also hope to recover the devastated area as soon as possible.
Now, we have prepared our T-shirt (Limited number of 50) as we attempt to understand the state of mind for everyone in the devastated area.
To everyone in the devastated area, please don’t be discouraged because we will continue supporting you all.

Don’t give up, Japan（Ganbare Nippon!）

We will pray from the bottom of our hearts that this message will get across all over the place and more people will have sympathy.
And we would like to say to the people in the devastated area “Don’t give up!” and we will support for you as a single spirit.

All of the sales by selling this T-shirt will be donated as the relief money through Red Cross.

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We extend our deepest condolences to the people who have suffered from Tohoku Kanto Earthquake.
We really want to share the feeling with the people in damaged areas.
Every one shares the pain of the damaged people; we hope this will be the footing of our next necessary move.
Pics　QV fashion show
On the occasion of this earthquake, we urgently decided to give the priority to sending our message on T-shirt.

30- 32 Red Cape Lane . QV . Melbourne . Victoria 3000
Japanese T-Shirts Aoi