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    Greater Japan Kendo Society

    大日本剣道会
    categoryAssociation
    calendar_month1943-03 – 1945 · Defunct
    location_on Japan
    id_card

    Description

    Wartime kendo body founded in March 1943, which absorbed the All Japan Students' Kendo Federation and was at odds with the Butokukai over administration. It did not survive the end of the war.

    Founded

    1943-03
    fact_check1 source expand_more
    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “The Greater Japan Kendo Society (Dai-Nippon Kendōkai), established in March 1943, was another group formed by kendo enthusiasts, and the All Japan Students' Kendo Federation was absorbed into it.”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

    Officers (2)

    • Takano Sasaburō
      Vice-president
      1943 – 1945
      Probable
      Probable
      One authored history.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      One authored history.
      reviewsPeer-reviewed
      “Takano Sasaburō and Kimura Tokutarō were appointed as vice presidents.”
      — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info
    • person
      Kimura Tokutarō
      Vice-president
      1943 – 1945
      Probable
      Probable
      One authored history.
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      One authored history.
      reviewsPeer-reviewed
      “Takano Sasaburō and Kimura Tokutarō were appointed as vice presidents.”
      — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

    Locations (1)

    • location_on Japan
      warning No sources cited

    Dissolution

    Defunct1945
    Ceased to exist after Japan's defeat.
    fact_check1 source expand_more
    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “The society was at odds with the Butokukai in matters of administration, and it ceased to exist after Japan's defeat.”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

    Tags

    kendo · wartime

    Sources

    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “The Greater Japan Kendo Society (Dai-Nippon Kendōkai), established in March 1943, was another group formed by kendo enthusiasts, and the All Japan Students' Kendo Federation was absorbed into it.”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

    Cite and reuse

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    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Greater Japan Kendo Society. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M3788RSRXVJN9VVP5BTZDKEX - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01M3788RSRXVJN9VVP5BTZDKEX, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Greater Japan Kendo Society}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M3788RSRXVJN9VVP5BTZDKEX}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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    https://martial.is/entity/01M3788RSRXVJN9VVP5BTZDKEX

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