KENDOJIDAI 2024.3 Translation: Pepijn BoomgaardPhotography: Sasai Takamasa Three young Kenshi made the Japanese Kendo scene their own in 2023. In this series, we try to find out what brought them to the top of the…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.3 Translation: Anne ZwartPhotography: Sasai Takamasa Three young Kenshi made the Japanese Kendo scene their own in 2023. In this series, we try to find out what brought them to the top of the…
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KENDOJIDAI 2024.3 Translation: Pepijn BoomgaardPhotography: Sasai Takamasa Three young Kenshi made the Japanese Kendo scene their own in 2023. In this series, we try to find out what brought them to the top of the…
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All Japan Kendo Championship INTERVIEWNatsumeda Ryusuke
First time participant and winner of the 71st All Japan KENDO Championship2024.2 KENDOJIDAI Translation: Anne Zwart Natsumeda Ryusuke participated in and won his first ever national championship in November 2023. His remarkable achievement was moving to watch. What was going through Natsumeda as he climbed his…
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All Japan Kendo Championship INTERVIEWNatsumeda Ryusuke
First time participant and winner of the 71st All Japan KENDO ChampionshipKENDOJIDAI 2024.1 Tournament commentary: Yoshinari MasahiroReporting: Yanagida Naoko, Teraoka Tomoyuki, Tsuchiya TomohiroPhotography: Nishiguchi Kunihiko, Sasai Takamasai, Sugino ShinsukeTranslation: Anne Zwart In this year’s All Japan KENDO Championship, two young fighters aged 23 and 25 clashed…
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2023.3 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamatsuTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard Hoshiko Keita Born in 1998 in Kagoshima prefecture. Went to Kyushu Gakuen High School and the University of Tsukuba. Entered the Metropolitan Police Department in February 2022. His…
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2023.3 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Jouke van der Woude Ando Sho Born in Hokkaido in 1990, 32 years old. He attended Tokai University Sapporo Senior High School and then went on to Kokushikan University, after…
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2023.2 KENDOJIDAI Translation = Pepijn Boomgaard Murakami Tetsuhiko Born in 1992 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture. Started practicing Kendo at Matsuyama Kendo Kai. Went to Nitta High School and Matsuyama University. After graduation, he joined the…
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All Japan Kendo Championship INTERVIEWInterview with Murakami Tetsuhiko
Winning the 70th All Japan KENDO Championship2023.2 KENDOJIDAI Photography: Sasai TakamasaTranslation: Anne Zwart The Men strikes made by Murakami in the Nihonbudokan are burned into many viewers’ memories. In this special feature, we explore Murakami’s consecutive success at the 69th and…
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All Japan Kendo Championship INTERVIEWInterview with Suenaga Mari
Winning the 60th All Japan KENDO ChampionshipsKENDOJIDAI 2022.12 It has been 9 years since Suenaga Mari achieved her notable consecutive double win in the All Japan KENDO Women’s Championship. This year, she received her third championship title. In this interview, Suenaga…
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KENDOJIDAI 2022.2 Photography: Takamasa SasaiTranslation: Pepijn Boomgaard In 2018, he was selected to participate in the 17th World Kendo Championships at the young age of 20. He also made his appearance in the final match…
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KENDOJIDAI 2019.2 The 66th All Japan Kendo Championship Interview New ground acquired by self restraint Nishimura Hidehisa (Kumamoto) He is the third person to achieve consecutive titles in history, and this is the third title…
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All Japan Kendo Championship INTERVIEWTakahashi Moeko, 57th All Japan Ladies Championship interview
KENDOJIDAI 2019.2 57th All Japan Ladies Championship interview. Patience and judgement Takahashi Moeko (Kanagawa) The 57th All Japan Women’s Championships. Takahashi again subdued the great battle centered around the WKC representatives. “Patience and judgement” Takahashi…