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# Shoyoroll Batch #51: Japan Competitor

## Release Date

Black: November 7, 2015\
White: September 16, 2016

## Specs

Top: Pearl Weave Cotton\
Pants: Twill Cotton\
Color: White, Black

## Exclusivity

Batch #51 was an in-person release, promoted as a "pop-up store," at the [Daikanyama Tsuya Bookstore](http://real.tsite.jp/daikanyama/english/index.html) in Tokyo, Japan. Only 200 pieces were available. The Black colorway was only available to UberGUMA members.

Other Shoyoroll gis from their vault were [also available](https://www.instagram.com/p/90st9SkCMs/) at the pop-up store.

## Price

¥28,800 ($265)

## Purchase Limits

Unknown.

## Description

*One of our most popular releases was a gi called The Competitor. This kimono featured logos and patches all over, which was typical of what you’d see on competitor gis at a tournament. In 2014, we decided that for Batch #51 we wanted to bring back a similar look to this design. Our intention was to release this gi at the Worlds Competition, hence the name, however the gi did not land on time. We released Batch #51 at our first ever in-person release in Tokyo, Japan at Tsutaya Book Store in Daikanyama in 2015.*

## Photos

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![Shoyorol Batch #51 Worlds Competitor (White)](https://imagedelivery.net/fKG22pmv4GTcZSmI6_4gjA/fc75da92-0700-4298-c49e-19143439bd00/full)

![Shoyorol Batch #51 Worlds Competitor (White)](https://imagedelivery.net/fKG22pmv4GTcZSmI6_4gjA/9b0d6d40-88ec-49aa-b3c5-1ded722e7600/full)

![Shoyorol Batch #51 Worlds Competitor (White)](https://imagedelivery.net/fKG22pmv4GTcZSmI6_4gjA/ada94cef-c0df-4fcd-4f11-00e2e7fad100/full)

![Shoyorol Batch #51 Worlds Competitor (White)](https://imagedelivery.net/fKG22pmv4GTcZSmI6_4gjA/b39615c6-f7c3-4e6f-cb12-4dbb16737600/full)
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![Shoyorol Batch #51 Worlds Competitor (Black)](https://imagedelivery.net/fKG22pmv4GTcZSmI6_4gjA/7627d0c4-cc06-4f18-bea6-4cc70e0d3c00/full)

![Shoyorol Batch #51 Worlds Competitor (Black)](https://imagedelivery.net/fKG22pmv4GTcZSmI6_4gjA/58a4baa0-2abf-4b8c-a963-a31982205d00/full)

![Shoyorol Batch #51 Worlds Competitor (Black)](https://imagedelivery.net/fKG22pmv4GTcZSmI6_4gjA/80ca8ebd-4447-4fa5-8908-91a4b429f700/full)

![Shoyorol Batch #51 Worlds Competitor (Black)](https://imagedelivery.net/fKG22pmv4GTcZSmI6_4gjA/602c2e70-74cb-4fa4-5317-c37e85fe9400/full)
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## References

[Shoyoroll Japan Facebook (White)](https://www.facebook.com/shoyorolljapan/posts/562270500642138/)\
[Shoyoroll Japan Facebook (Black)](https://www.facebook.com/shoyorolljapan/posts/460409547494901)\
[thegentleartacademy Instagram (Pop-Up Store Photo)](https://www.instagram.com/p/90st9SkCMs/)\
[Shoyoroll Archives (1999-2016)](https://web.archive.org/web/20210405125519/https://shoyoroll.com/blogs/syr/shoyoroll-archives-1999-2016)

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