Dear guests, dear friends,
On the 11th of January the 200th anniversary of our school, the Hokushin Ittō-ryū Hyōhō, was celebrated at the Chiba-Dōjō, the honbu of our style worldwide. In total over 90 students and guests from all our shibu in Japan, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Portugal and of course from Austria, attended this historic celebration.
Mr. Sakamoto Tomio, the Deputy Consul-General of Japan in Bavaria held an amazing speech about our ryūha, its history and importance as a piece of living Japanese culture. He also expressed how grateful he is, that through our many branches worldwide our school contributes greatly to the spreading of authentic Japanese tradition and culture and connects people from many different countries all over the world.
Besides the 7th sōke - Ōtsuka Ryūnosuke Taira no Masatomo, also his predecessor, the retired 6th generation headmaster of our school, Ōtsuka Yōichirō Taira no Masanori was present and celebrated together with the guests and students.
Photos will follow !
Best regards,
Rafał Sasaki-Mroczek | Kaicho