Kurama-ryu Kenjutsu ​​​

A prestigious school of the Kyoto “Eight Traditions,” rooted in the warrior legends of Mt. Kurama.
Training uses the distinctive hamaguri-ba wooden sword, balancing strength with stillness.
Each form embodies focus, composure, and the samurai resolve to face life and death with clarity.

Hōzōin-ryu Takada-ha Sōjutsu

Founded by the warrior monk In’ei of Kōfuku-ji temple, famed for the creation of the cross-shaped spear.
Its techniques unite thrusting, sweeping, and hooking in fluid, decisive motion.
Experience the battlefield wisdom of distance, mobility, and integrated offense and defense.

Tendō-ryū

A 450-year-old tradition established by Saitō Hōgan Denki-bō after deep spiritual training.
Centred on the naginata, the art embodies the poised strength once cultivated by samurai women.
Learn the refined power and dignity that arise from the harmony of grace and force.

Kodo-ryu

A flower-arranging tradition founded in the mid-Edo period on the ideal of “simplicity and purity.”
It transforms courtly beauty into a disciplined aesthetic of clarity and restraint.
A meditative practice in which arranging flowers becomes a path to calmness and inner refinement.

Kodo

One of Japan’s three classical arts of refinement with over 450 years of history.
Participants “listen” to the scent of precious incense woods, calming the mind and sharpening the senses.
Guided by the Six Nations, Five Tastes, and the Ten Virtues of Incense, this art cultivates spiritual clarity.

Kita-ryu

A classical Noh school founded by Kita Shichidayu Nagayoshi, later patronised by the Tokugawa shogunate.
Known for expressive yet dignified movement and a clear, resonant vocal style.
A 600-year tradition where stillness and motion meet, refining presence, sensitivity, and inner composure.