You can win shiai tokens at events by GMs (Gamemaster).
You can get certain items only with shiai tokens.
Just take a look at the event s at the shiai token thread to see them.
Klein Bottles only have one surface so they are the easiest thing to clean
http://forum.toribash.com/showthread.php?t=448147
It is basically a currency, you get them in GM events in-game and on the forums(and sometimes non-gm events), but is not tradable/sellable/marketable. The only way to get rid of them is by using them to buy a ST item, which can be done by messaging any GM to exchange them(the prices and the items are in the thread) or atleast that's what I know so far.