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Butokuden

武徳殿
categoryDojo
calendar_month1895
location_onKyoto Japan

Description

Main dojo of the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai in Kyoto, a reconstruction of Emperor Kammu's Hall of Martial Virtue built for the society's founding in 1895 and the venue of its annual Butokusai festival. Branch Butokuden were later built elsewhere, including one at the Nikkō Tōshōgū in 1930.

Affiliations

  • corporate_fareGreater Japan Martial Virtue Society
    1895 – 1946
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    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “A proposal was agreed upon to reconstruct Emperor Kammu's ancient Hall of Martial Virtue (Butokuden) near the Heian Shrine for use as their main dojo”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Locations (1)

  • location_onKyoto Japan
    Heian Shrine precinct, Kyoto
    fact_check1 source expand_more
    reviewsPeer-reviewed
    “A proposal was agreed upon to reconstruct Emperor Kammu's ancient Hall of Martial Virtue (Butokuden) near the Heian Shrine for use as their main dojo”
    — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Tags

kendo · butokukai · kyoto

Sources

reviewsPeer-reviewed
“In 1895, the Butokukai founded the celebrated Martial Virtue Festival, an annual martial arts tournament that continues today”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Butokuden. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M37HHSSMEKVHRSH02YD0AVSP - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M37HHSSMEKVHRSH02YD0AVSP, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Butokuden}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M37HHSSMEKVHRSH02YD0AVSP}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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