Thomas Rogers, returned the flag — or yosegaki hinomaru — to the family of Fumio Kudo. The ceremony took place at a community center in Taketa city, Oita prefecture, on Kyushu, the ...
Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese swordsmanship – remain deeply embedded, with more dojo (practice halls) for kendo than anywhere else in Japan. In this ...