Iaido experience in Japan

• Age 15～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00

Once your reservation is confirmed, you will receive an email. Please be sure to confirm. This experience can accommodate up to 15 participants. During this experience, you will receive a lecture on Japanese swords, learn kata (cutting techniques), practice sparring, test-fire a bow and arrow, and try slashing with a mock sword. During the test-slash, you will slash multiple targets while moving with the mock sword. Slashing while moving is extremely difficult. Please experience the difficulty for yourself! Your instructor will be Yoshioki Sumida, assistant instructor of the All Japan Toyama-ryu Iaido Federation. With over 27 years of experience, he has taught at overseas branches in the United States, Europe, and Hong Kong. He is one of the very few instructors in the world who has deeply mastered and continues to pass on both kenjutsu and yabusame. Iai will teach you how to handle the sword, gekken will teach you distance from your opponent and attack/defense, and drawing the sword will teach you how to hold the blade. ~Schedule: Time may vary depending on the number of participants~ ① Demonstration (3 minutes) ② Lecture on swords (20 minutes) ③ Changing into training clothes (10 minutes) ④ Iai lesson (20 minutes) ⑤ Kendo lesson (20 minutes) ⑥ Archery lesson (20 minutes) ⑦ Sword test (20 minutes) ⑧ Certificate of Inka (5 minutes) ⑨ Changing into casual clothes (10 minutes)

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

You can learn how to use, draw and swing a sword in a real martial arts dojo, and at the end you can actually have a sword fight. The assistant instructor will translate in English. You can enjoy a "demonstration and straw cutting" using a real Japanese sword using Yushin-ryu sword techniques. A Yushin-ryu sword-holder from the Koryu Iaido dojo will safely and carefully instruct you, so please feel free to participate in the experience. The "Samurai Course" is an experience in which you wear an Iaido belt over your everyday clothes. (Please come in clothes that are easy to move in) <Experience on the day of the plan> ・Greetings (brief self-introduction), instructions on things to be careful about during the experience, etc. ・Changing into a uniform ・Samurai altar greetings ・Bending and stretching exercises ・Instruction on swinging a replica or wooden sword ・Watch the head of the school's kata demonstration ・Watch straw cutting by a high-ranking sword holder ・Mock battle with a high-ranking sword holder ・Experience caring for a real sword ・Go to a sword shop and experience sword appreciation and cutting experience Approximately 40 minutes

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

This is a training experience that condenses the essence of Shushin-ryu Iaijutsu martial arts, supervised by Iaijutsu master Machii Isao, who holds six Guinness World Records and is attracting attention around the world. You can learn the essence of Iaijutsu that is not just a "form" but leads to real combat, along with explanations of the structural theory of the sword and center of gravity manipulation. Instructions will be given by Machii himself or his disciples, so even beginners can experience it safely and carefully. Recommended for those who are interested in Iaijutsu and swordsmanship, and those who want to experience the essence of martial arts. Even if you only have a short time to experience the "real thing," your view of martial arts will change completely. It is a precious moment to experience the technique, theory, spirit, and soul of the samurai. Please step into the world of Machii Isao's martial arts and experience it with your eyes and body.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups