Since ancient times in Japan, the "Ippitsu Ryu" (One-stroke Dragon) has been revered as a symbol of good fortune and is enshrined in shrines and temples.
This T-shirt features the design of the Ippitsu Ryu, allowing you to be protected yourself and to share blessings with those around you through the themes of "Promotion of Fortune," "Protection," and "Matchmaking."
**Features:**
- You can choose from **26 types** of Kyoto Ippitsu Ryu drawings and colors:- **Promotion of Fortune Dragons:** 14 types (5 twin dragons / 9 single dragons)- **Protection Dragons:** 10 types (2 twin dragons / 8 single dragons)- **Matchmaking Dragons:** 2 types (both twin dragons)
- Wide size lineup:- For children: 4 sizes (100–130)- For adults: 7 sizes (SS to 4L)
- Body color options: **White** and **Black**
- Material options: **Cotton / Cotton**
- Enclosed with a QR code sticker (available in 2 colors and 4 sizes) that links to a video of the "Kyoto Ippitsu Ryu's Blessing/Beneficial Power" — a continuous brushstroke depicting the torso without interruption, symbolizing "unbroken development and wealth," "endless good relationships and growth," and "ongoing protection and safety."
By affixing this sticker to a preferred location, you can always view, pray, and feel the blessings and benefits. We hope your prayers and wishes will be fulfilled.
**Regarding the T-shirt body:**
Produced by a T-shirt manufacturer with Japan’s No. 1 market share and 43 years of history, using domestic production in Japan.- Over 10,000 business partners- Approximately 45 million units sold annually across Japan- Annual sales: 20 billion yen- Trusted OEM partner for major department stores, large apparel retailers, and various brand shops
**Printing/Press Factory:**
Printed at a T-shirt printing factory in Fukui Prefecture, which owns multiple in-house facilities.- Approximate annual output: 800,000 shirts
**Finishing, Inspection, Packaging, and Logistics:**
Handled by the Kyoto Ippitsu Ryu Office’s finishing workshop (located in Higashiyama-ku, Osaka), with some processes outsourced to partner companies depending on quantity.
**Transfer (DTF) Printing:**
Uses special film printed with a professional press to transfer images onto fabric.- No need for plate creation, unlimited color options, suitable for printing on fabrics other than cotton.- Capable of full-color designs and photographs with vivid, sharp, and bright results.- *Note:* Over time, or after repeated washing, the print may peel.
**Cautions:**
- Dark-colored garments require pre-treatment, which may leave stains on the treated areas. These stains will be visible upon delivery but will fade after several washes.- Drying with the print face pressed against other surfaces may cause peeling. After washing in a washing machine, promptly separate the print surfaces.- Hand washing inside out preserves color better. If machine washing, use a laundry net.- Avoid bleach, dry cleaning, ironing, and tumble drying as much as possible.- Some garments may experience color fading after the first wash; it is recommended to wash separately from other clothes initially.
**What is the Ippitsu Ryu?**
The Ippitsu Ryu is a dragon drawn with a single brushstroke without interruption, embodying wishes and prayers. It symbolizes "unbroken development and wealth," "endless good relationships and growth," and "continuous protection and safety."Since the Edo period (1603–1868), it has been revered as a powerful guardian deity, believed to bring blessings and benefits, and has been faithfully passed down for approximately 400 years.**"The Ippitsu Ryu's torso is drawn in one continuous stroke, symbolizing blessings and benefits."**
This revered Ippitsu Ryu has been adapted into a familiar fashion item—T-shirts—allowing you to wear and enjoy its spiritual significance. Feel free to wear it alone or combine it with various fashion styles.
**We have produced and tailored various types, specifications, and materials of the 26 divine and colorful Kyoto Ippitsu Ryu paintings, representing promotion of fortune, protection, and matchmaking.**
**Impressions of the Kyoto Ippitsu Ryu drawings:**
- Feelings of blessing and benefit- Divine presence- Excitement and upliftment- Feeling protected- Dynamic and powerful- Vivid and striking- Beautiful- Cool- Strong- Sparkling and glamorous- Delicate- Energetic- Pure
**Kyoto Ippitsu Ryu Artist / Keisuke Teshima:**
Fascinated by dragons since childhood, he has continued to draw dragon images. Influenced by 14 years of karate from age 6, where he learned the spirit of traditional Japanese martial arts, he encountered the ancient "Ippitsu Ryu" technique and was deeply impressed by its method and history, feeling it was his destiny. He learned the technique through self-study.He preserves the tradition of the Ippitsu Ryu dating back to the Edo period, pursuing it with the spirit of "Shuhari" (learning, detachment, mastery).He is one of only three Ippitsu Ryu artists believed to exist in Japan.Originally from Fukuoka Prefecture, he was guided by various fortunate and inevitable encounters to establish his atelier in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, a city with a 1,000-year history of dragon deities.
**Kyoto, the City of Dragon Deities:**
Kyoto has been considered a place with the power of dragon spirits residing in dragon holes and dragon veins for over 1,000 years. Many shrines and temples associated with dragons exist, and pilgrimages to visit these dragon deities have been actively practiced from ancient times to the present.
**Dragon (Ryujin) Belief in Japan:**
Japan has long been regarded as a mysterious land inhabited by dragons, with dragons considered messengers of the gods or even divine beings themselves.Many shrines, temples, myths, and legends worship dragons as deities of prosperity and protection, symbolizing safety and growth.