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
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

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