Shobukan Vietnam has been appointed official branch of the Vietnam – Japan Friendship Association.

Kenjutsu training is not only useful in self-defense but also is very good for your health.

(HUFO) On the morning of September 15, 2013, at the Friendship House, the HCMC Union of Friendship Organizations, HCMC Vietnam – Japan Friendship Association and its affiliate Associations co-organized the “Vietnam – Japan Culture Day in HCMC”.

Beside kimono (traditional garment), chado (tea ceremony), origami (paper folding)… Japan is also proud of Katori Shinto Ryu, a school of swordsmanship.

Invited by Shidosha Vietnam, Yamada sensei visited and taught Shobukan dojo - Katori Shinto ryu Vietnam for 5 days. In 2013 he visited us from the 13th to 17th of June.

Katori Shinto ryu kenjutsu dojo Shobukan Vietnam in Hochiminh City | One year after the official opening of our dojo we organized an exhibition of pictures shot by Fred Wissink – a professional photographer of AsiaLIFE Magazine.

Katori Vietnam, the country’s first and only official training centre for Katori Shinto Ryu, brings traditional Japanese swordsmanship to Saigon.

To celebrate 40 years diplomatic relationships between Vietnam and Japan, Vietnam – Japan Friendship Association held a seminar with Shobukan kenjutsu school of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu.

This was the first Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu seminar ever in Vietnam with Otake Nobutoshi Sensei at Shobukan Dojo Vietnam. The seminar lasted four days from March 21 to March 24 2013.

March 20, 2013 Otake Nobutoshi sensei officially opened the first Katori Shinto Ryu dojo in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.