Kendo
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The art of Japanese swordsmanship (剣道; kendō) is one of the oldest and most well-respected martial arts in Japan. If you're ready for a serious challenge and hardcore workout, stop by your local club and give it a try!
Showing up to a dojo unexpectedly is considered rude, so please be sure to make contact with the dojo beforehand. When attending a new kendo practice, it is generally expected that you be accompanied by an existing member. The kendo community is quite tight-knit, so finding a teacher or someone in the community that can hook you up is a quick and easy way to get started.
Odate/Kitaakita
Adults' practices
- Suiyōkai (水曜会) (Odate)
- Where: Odate Higashi JHS Kendojo
- When: Wednesday evenings
- Mokuyōkai (木曜会) (Kitaakita)
- Where: Kitaakita Budokan (Aikawa JHS Kendojo)
- When: Thursday evenings
- Kitaakita Kendo School (剣道教室)
- Where: Kitaakita Budokan (Aikawa JHS Kendojo)
- When: Tuesday evenings
Children's practices
- Keijō Ken'yūkai (桂城剣友会) (Odate)
- Where: Odate Daiichi JHS Kendojo
- When: Monday, Wednesday, Saturday evenings
- Odate Kenshūkai (大館剣修会)
- Where: Odate Higashi JHS Kendojo / Nagaki Community Center
- When: Sunday mornings / Thursday evenings
- Rokusenkan (鹿泉館) (Kitaakita)
- Where: Takanosu JHS Kendojo / Kitaakita Budokan (Aikawa JHS Kendojo)
- When: Monday and Wednesday evenings / Saturdays
- Hōōkan (鳳凰館) (Odate)
- Where: Odate Higashi JHS Kendojo
- When: Wednesday evenings
Also Takanosu Junior High School and Aikawa Junior High School, both in Kitaakita, have kendo clubs.
Nikaho
- Hirasawa Elementary School kendo club (including Innai Elementary)
- Where: Nikaho Budokan
- When: most Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays
- Nikaho Junior High School Kendo club
- Where: Nikaho Junior High dojo
- When: every day after school
- Konoura Junior High School Kendo club
- Kisakata Junior High School Kendo club
See also
- International Kendo Federation (English)
- All Japan Kendo Federation (English)
- Akita Kendo Federation (Japanese)
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