In the 1960s, there was a community of Shinai craftsmen in the Higashikusano area of Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture. Many craftsmen lived there, and at its peak, Shinai from the region were even exhibited…
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2011.8 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Tokue MasayukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Teramoto Shoji Born on April 17, 1975, in Kumamoto Prefecture. Went to Kumamoto Institute of Technology High School (currently Buntoku High School) and International Budo University.…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Translation: Hoshino Maki For decades, the United States has established itself as a formidable force in the World Kendo Championships (WKC), consistently securing third place alongside Japan and Korea. Looking back, at the…
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Italy was very excited to host 2024’s World Kendo Championship. The green, white, and red bars were flown proudly everywhere, and the air was abuzz with excitement. Baeli, the Italian men’s team captain, and…
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2011.8 KENDOJIDAI Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Tokue MasayukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Teramoto Shoji Born on April 17, 1975, in Kumamoto Prefecture. Went to Kumamoto Institute of Technology High School (currently Buntoku High School) and International Budo University.…
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INTERVIEWEngaging Beginner Instruction: How Kids Thrive in Kendo at Hama Junior High School (Yokohama)
2024.12 KENDOJIDAI Interview by: Yanagida NaokoTranslation by: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard At Hama Junior High School in Yokohama, there is an environment where beginner junior high school Kendo practitioners, who started Kendo through after-school club…
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2024.12 KENDOJIDAI Interview by Yanagida NaokoTranslation by Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard In June 2024, at the regular board meeting and general assembly of the Nagano Kendo Federation, it was decided that Futatsugi Mutsumi, Kyoshi 7th…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Hoshino Maki Hoshiko Keita returned to the global stage of the World Kendo Championships. His last appearance was six years ago, which he recalls by saying, “I had…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Hoshino Maki Hoshiko Keita returned to the global stage of the World Kendo Championships. His last appearance was six years ago, which he recalls by saying, “I had…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Hoshino Maki Hoshiko Keita returned to the global stage of the World Kendo Championships. His last appearance was six years ago, which he recalls by saying, “I had…
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INTERVIEW WKCTwo Formidable Kenshi Carrying the Prestige of Japanese Kendo (Takenouchi Yuya) part 2
KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Hoshino Maki From conquering the All Japan Kendo Championship during his university days to representing Japan on the global stage twice, Takenouchi Yuya has emerged as the cornerstone…
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INTERVIEW WKCTwo Formidable Kenshi Carrying the Prestige of Japanese Kendo (Takenouchi Yuya) part 1
KENDOJIDAI 2024.10 Composition: Teraoka TomoyukiPhotography: Nishiguchi KunihikoTranslation: Hoshino Maki From conquering the All Japan Kendo Championship during his university days to representing Japan on the global stage twice, Takenouchi Yuya has emerged as the cornerstone…
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2025.1 KENDOJIDAIWritten by: Teraoka TomoyukPhotography by: Sasai TakamasaTranslation by: Sato Mariko, Pepijn Boomgaard Abiru Hirotaka Born in 2001 in Tokyo, Japan. He began practicing Kendo at the age of 4 at Fukuzumi Kenyu-kai. After attending…
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KENDOJIDAI 2021.2 Interview: Teraoka TomoyukiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Uchimura Ryoichi (Kyoshi 7th Dan) Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1980. Went to Kyushu Gakuin High School and Meiji University. After graduation, he joined the Metropolitan Police Department.…