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Budo: The versatility of the kamayari spear

Cultural center: Kofukuji was established at its present location in Nara approximately 1,300 years ago. As a major religious and cultural center, this temple played a significant role in the evolution not only of Buddhist philosophy, but also of performing arts such as noh and kyogen, Buddhist sculpture and architecture, and even Japanese foods such as tofu and miso. | MASATOMO MORIYAMA

Cultural center: Kofukuji was established at its present location in Nara approximately 1,300 years ago. As a major religious and cultural center, this temple played a significant role in the evolution not only of Buddhist philosophy, but also of performing arts such as noh and kyogen, Buddhist sculpture and architecture, and even Japanese foods such as tofu and miso. | MASATOMO MORIYAMA

Jun 27, 2020

Hozoin-ryu

Spiritual: A hōnō-enbu (demonstration presented as an offering) is performed every year at Kofukuji, the temple where Hozoin-ryu was founded. | MASATOMO MORIYAMA

Hozoin-ryu Takada-ha Sojutsu is a school of spearmanship with a history of more than 460 years.