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Select to change, customize or remove the front crest (maedate) on the helmet. You can select a standard brass mon (symbol), your own custom mon / logo or a wooden or brass design. Please reference our "Order Options Explained" page for more details and reference. (Click through the product images to see different Standard Mon Options and referenced number.) |
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Select the Color & Finish for your Shikoro (Neck Guard). |
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Select the Main Lace Color (odoshi) you would like for your Shikoro (neck) and Tare (throat) guard to be. |
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Select your choice of face armor available for your yoroi. Standard and Ressei Menpo option will give you nose and mustache options. Henpo and Hoate are without nose option. |
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Select the Color & Finish of your Menpo (Face Armor). | |
Select the main Color and Finish you want your menpo's Tare (Throat guard). You can make the bottom plate a different color by using the "Advanced Custom Options" below. |
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Add character to your armor by selecting a custom mustache option. |
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Add character to your Henpo or Hoate with a Goatee Beard. Cut the beard to your desired length. |
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Add more character to your armor set by changing the nose to a Tengu (bird's) Nose or an O-Tengu Nose. |
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Customize the visor of your helmet with embosed eyebrows and/or wrinkles. |
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Add a symbol (mon) to the ears (fukigaeshi) of your helmet. This can be a standard mon or custom design you can email us in "Clip-Art" format. |
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Select this option to add a metal trim (fukurin) around the outer edges of your helmet. |
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Select the color and finish for your Fukigaeshi (ears) of your kabuto. |
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Select the Lace Color along the lower Horizontal Hanging Plates of the Shikoro (neck) and/or Tare (throat). |
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This option changes the color lace (odoshi) is used along the outer bottom edge of the neck guard |
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Add an extra row of lacing to your shikoro (neck guard) for an addtional cost. |
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Select the Color & Finish of your Tare Bottom Plate (Suso no ita). |
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This option changes the Color Lace (odoshi) used for your throat guard of the mask and will replace the “MAIN LACE COLOR” option if changed. |
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This option changes what color lace (odoshi) used on the lower lace that runs along the bottom plate of the throat guard. |
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Select to change the Vertical Trim Lace for your Tare. |
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Add an extra row of lacing to your tare (thoat guard) for an addtional cost. |
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The Daikoku Zukin Nari Kabuto, also revered as the “Tokugawa Crown,” is an exceptional kawari kabuto (unconventional helmet) handcrafted by the elite katchūshi (armorers) of Iron Mountain Armory in tribute to Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康)—the visionary shōgun who forged peace from chaos at the close of the Sengoku Jidai.
This rare style of kabuto (samurai helmet), known as zukin nari kabuto, mimics the zukin (hood) worn by Daikoku—one of the Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods)—and symbolizes prosperity, protection, and divine fortune. The shape is modeled after the daikokubōshi (flat-topped, cloth-wrapped hat), a sacred form rarely used and reserved only for a few high-ranking daimyō during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods. Historical records and visual documentation suggest that Tokugawa Ieyasu donned this exact style during the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara in 1600—the legendary clash that unified Japan under his leadership and marked the dawn of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Wearing his Daikoku-inspired helmet, Tokugawa is said to have harnessed the symbolic power of Daikoku—god of war, wealth, and fortune—as a talismanic edge in a battle where political savvy and martial might intertwined. The helmet’s distinctive silhouette, rare even among kawari kabuto, became a visual marker of divine favor and unshakable authority.
This faithful reproduction features a full steel bachi (helmet bowl) forged into the signature zukin form, with simulated folds and a square crown merging into a circular peak. The crimson mabizashi (visor) is embossed with fierce eyebrow motifs, honoring traditional Edo-period detailing. A pair of sculpted wooden ōmaedate (frontal crests) in the form of gold-painted fern fronds rise above the helmet, flanking your choice of mon (family crest)—with the Tokugawa triple hollyhock crest preselected by default.
Taisho Class Construction: Elite series quality and detail faithful to original historical armors.
Rare Kawari Kabuto Style: Based on the divine zukin nari worn by Tokugawa at Sekigahara.
All-Steel Bachi: Forged and shaped to represent divine cloth hood with remarkable realism.
Detailed Embossing: Raised eyebrow features on red-lacquered mabizashi add fierce expression.
Crest of Victory: Includes golden fern maedate and clan mon (Tokugawa Mon default).
Each order is made with care and historical reverence. Please allow at least 3 to 4 weeks for crafting and preparation before your order is ready to ship.
| For more information, please review our Order Options Explained, Glossary Terms or FAQ Pages. You can also Contact Us directly. We are always happy to be of service. |
The Daikoku Zukin Nari Kabuto, also revered as the “Tokugawa Crown,” is an exceptional kawari kabuto (unconventional helmet) handcrafted by the elite katchūshi (armorers) of Iron Mountain Armory in tribute to Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康)—the visionary shōgun who forged peace from chaos at the close of the Sengoku Jidai.
This rare style of kabuto (samurai helmet), known as zukin nari kabuto, mimics the zukin (hood) worn by Daikoku—one of the Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods)—and symbolizes prosperity, protection, and divine fortune. The shape is modeled after the daikokubōshi (flat-topped, cloth-wrapped hat), a sacred form rarely used and reserved only for a few high-ranking daimyō during the late Sengoku and early Edo periods. Historical records and visual documentation suggest that Tokugawa Ieyasu donned this exact style during the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara in 1600—the legendary clash that unified Japan under his leadership and marked the dawn of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Wearing his Daikoku-inspired helmet, Tokugawa is said to have harnessed the symbolic power of Daikoku—god of war, wealth, and fortune—as a talismanic edge in a battle where political savvy and martial might intertwined. The helmet’s distinctive silhouette, rare even among kawari kabuto, became a visual marker of divine favor and unshakable authority.
This faithful reproduction features a full steel bachi (helmet bowl) forged into the signature zukin form, with simulated folds and a square crown merging into a circular peak. The crimson mabizashi (visor) is embossed with fierce eyebrow motifs, honoring traditional Edo-period detailing. A pair of sculpted wooden ōmaedate (frontal crests) in the form of gold-painted fern fronds rise above the helmet, flanking your choice of mon (family crest)—with the Tokugawa triple hollyhock crest preselected by default.
Taisho Class Construction: Elite series quality and detail faithful to original historical armors.
Rare Kawari Kabuto Style: Based on the divine zukin nari worn by Tokugawa at Sekigahara.
All-Steel Bachi: Forged and shaped to represent divine cloth hood with remarkable realism.
Detailed Embossing: Raised eyebrow features on red-lacquered mabizashi add fierce expression.
Crest of Victory: Includes golden fern maedate and clan mon (Tokugawa Mon default).
Each order is made with care and historical reverence. Please allow at least 3 to 4 weeks for crafting and preparation before your order is ready to ship.
| For more information, please review our Order Options Explained, Glossary Terms or FAQ Pages. You can also Contact Us directly. We are always happy to be of service. |
| Weight | 3.5 kg |
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| Dimensions | 36 × 48 × 50 cm |
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