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Kyushu Kendo

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October 30th 2014
We traveled to the southern tip of Kyushu in order to meet with Sueno-sensei and then go on to Kumamoto to meet Nogutchi-sensei. I wrote two E-Mails to Sueno-sensei but he didn't get them because of Internet problems. Kamemoto-sensei told me that there will be a training on the 28th and I planned everything for that day. On the 27th there was still no answer from Sueno-sensei, so I asked a desklad ... read more

Asia » Japan

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more