Central Osaka: Private Samurai Training with a Sword Master

About This Experience

A private four-hour session with a sword master in a room at Kozu Shrine in central Osaka: shrine etiquette, stance, grip and footwork, a live-blade demonstration and a shrine seal, with an interpreter.

Highlights

• Enjoy easy access from major sightseeing areas in central Osaka
• Spend four private hours training directly with a sword master
• Enter an indoor room reserved with special permission from the shrine
• Learn shrine etiquette, stance, grip, footwork, and breathing
• Watch a live-blade demonstration and ask questions through an interpreter-guide

What's Included

• ✓ 4-hour private swordsmanship training with a sword master
• ✓ Interpreter-guide
• ✓ Shrine visit and introduction to Shinto etiquette
• ✓ Private indoor training space and live-blade demonstration
• ✓ Goshuin (shrine seal)

Not Included

• Meals and drinks
• Transportation to and from the meeting point

Good to Know

• The activity is a profound cultural encounter, not a staged performance
• Participants will learn about the connection between swordsmanship, mindfulness, and respect
• The training includes learning the etiquette and discipline of the samurai spirit
• Each stage of training begins and ends with a bow toward the enshrined deity