Osaka Isami/格闘技ProShop大阪イサミ

Store Name/店名：Osaka Isami/格闘技ProShop大阪イサミ

Address/住所：〒556-0011 Osaka, Naniwa Ward, Nanbanaka, 3 Chome−1−17 角屋難波ビル4F 角屋難波ビル

Website/ホームページ：www.osaka-isami.com ( Japanese Only )

Notes/コメント：

The Osaka Isami store sells equipment for both traditional martial arts and MMA as well has shirts, DVDS, and books. I used to go here quite often when I lived in the Kansai area and it’s a pretty cool place. They often have flyers for different dojo and events in the area. The Osaka store is just a few doors down from the Osaka Prefectural Arena, which plays host to Sumo and various martial arts tournaments throughout the year. It’s about a 5 minute walk from Namba Station. Nipponbashi, Den Den Town, and Dotonbori are all within a 5-10 minute walk.

大阪府立体育会館エディオンアリーナ大阪の隣格闘技ProShop大阪イサミは伝統と現代の武道・格闘技グッズを販売してる武道具屋です。大阪に住んでた時、大阪イサミによく行き付けました。難波駅から徒歩約５分。日本橋、デンデンタウン、道頓堀から徒歩約１０分。

Kyoto City Martial Arts Center and The Butokuden/京都市立武道センターと武徳殿

Dojo Name/道場名：Kyoto City Martial Arts Center and The Butokuden/京都市立武道センターと武徳殿

Martial Arts Taught/遣れる武道：Judo, Kendo, Naginata, Sumo, Kyudo,Aikido,and Bujutsu Taikiken/柔道、剣道、弓道、相撲、なぎなた、合気道、武術太極拳

Address/住所：606-8323 Kyoto, Sakyo Ward, Shogoin Entomicho, 46-2 

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The Butokuden and Kyoto City Budo Center are on the grounds of the Heian Jingu Shrine complex in Kyoto. Completed in 1899, the Butokuden is the oldest martial arts center existing in Japan today. Built as a demonstration venue for the Dai-Nippon Butokukai, a government sponsored martial arts association that played a part in the militarization of Japan leading up to World War II. The grounds also held a school for training professional martial arts instructors, the Budo Senmon Gakko (see last picture for memorial).

Today, the Butokuden is part of the Kyoto City Martial Arts Center and a modern building for training was built next to the Butokuden in the 80s. The Martial Arts Center offers classes in Aikido, Judo, Kyudo, Kendo,Bujutsu Taikiken, Naginata, Sumo. Kendo and other weapons arts are still practiced in the old Butokuden building and the famous Kyoto Enbu Taikai takes place in the old building each year.

I first visited the Butokuden after learning about it as an exchange student in 2013, made several trips to it when I was working in Japan in 2015, and took my senpai from my Karate dojo in New York there when we were in Japan in 2019.

平安神宮敷地内京都市立武道センターと武徳殿は日本で一番古く既存の武道館です。武徳殿は大日本武徳会の元本部道場です。戦争の時まで校内で武道専門学校でした。現在、武徳殿のとなりに京都市立武道センターです。武徳殿のビルは古いけど、内で剣道となぎなた稽古をやってます。武道センターで合気道や柔道や武術太気拳をやってます。弓道場と相撲土俵もあります。