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Two people in black martial arts uniforms practicing with wooden sticks in a dojo with wooden floors and a large screen in the background. 1
A group of people in traditional martial arts attire holding swords, standing in a room with wooden floors and Japanese calligraphy on the walls. 2
A martial arts class with participants in traditional attire. 3
A group of people in a dojo with wooden floors and tatami mats, holding wooden staffs. 4
A group of people in black robes holding traditional Japanese instruments, standing in a room with wooden flooring and a wooden altar in the background. 5
By Park for us Co.,Ltd

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £86 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • You can practice Kendo, “Unify your spirits”,”Manners”, and “Lifelong Kendo”. Anyone can experience it safely because the best instructors will teach.
    • You can carefully learn the whole course of kendo from ritual to how to hit. You have finally a match-style mini-game, and anyone can actually do.
    • The tranquility of the dojo, etiquette, the sound of bamboo swords colliding, the echoing voice ... Please feel the samurai training with your skin.

Activity location

    • Osaka
    • Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Japan, 〒536-0014 Osaka, Joto Ward, Shiginonishi, 1-chōme−18−１１ 町立鴫野会館 | 鴫野会館 / Shigino Kaikan hall
    • Osaka, Osaka, Japan

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Osaka: Kendo Workshop Experience

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
£86.12 x 1 Adult£86.12
Total
Price is £86.12
Until Sun, 4 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Professional guide/instructor
  • Inclusions
    Rental of kendo armour and equipment
  • Inclusions
    Free mineral water
  • Inclusions
    Free Japanese hand towel
  • Exclusions
    Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Exclusions
    Food

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Pets
    • Not suitable for: Children under 9 years, People with mobility impairments, Pregnant women, Wheelchair users
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

  • The planned regular model programme is so many that you can learn from one. There are change of clothes, etiquette, basic lecture, hitting with bamboo swords and hitting to the teacher. Anyone can experience them safely because experienced instructors will teach. At intervals, you can study Kendo culture course. You learn not only on the competitive aspects such as match and how to hit, but also on the history of Kendo and the manner as a martial art. After that, put on face protector which is called Men, you do hitting to the teacher again and match-style mini-game. Next programme is demonstrations by national level instructors. You can see a lot of actual techniques up close. Finally, there are etiquette and photography. Let's take a picture of the memory of the Kendo experience. All participants will receive a special Kendo towel to use when putting on their face protector for Kendo. Then this Kendo experience will be dissolution after changing of clothes.
    After Kendo experience, you can go Izakaya (restaurant) in Japan. There's even「Special Samurai meal」in the menu so you can come over and feel how it's like to be a Samurai.

Location

Activity location

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    • Osaka
    • Osaka, Osaka, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Japan, 〒536-0014 Osaka, Joto Ward, Shiginonishi, 1-chōme−18−１１ 町立鴫野会館 | 鴫野会館 / Shigino Kaikan hall
    • Osaka, Osaka, Japan