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[Kyoto] Samurai Training with Modern day Musashi in Kyoto
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20,000 JPY

Overview
  • ▼The Most Authentic Samurai Training Activity in Japan▼
  • In this 120-minute activity held at "Yushinkan Kyoto," a katana dojo that regularly teaches 40+ students, anyone can learn how to draw, hold, wield, and sheath the katana from the modern-day Miyamoto Musashi.
  • Watching the samurai master’s skills who has been training 20+ years and actually getting your hands on a real katana to chop mats will be an experience you will never forget.
  • *From January 2025, "Let's ask Shogo" will not be the interpreter for this activity. Please understand that you won't be able to meet Shogo.
  • ▼The content of this experience▼
  • 1. Getting dressed in the training gear
  • 2. Learning how to draw, sheath, and swing the katana safely
  • 3. Learning about the culture and history of katana and samurai
  • 4. Cutting rolled tatami mats with a real katana
  • 5. Watching the master's katana performance
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