HONBU Organizational Structure
The Dai Nippon Butoku Kai
(Ippan Shadan Hojin) General Corporation
Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Honbu Administrative Office Higashi-Takeya Cho, Kyoto City
Honbu Officials
Sosai, Higashifushimi Jiko, Governor of DNBK Honbu:
Chief Resident-Priest of Shorenin Temple, Cousin to His Majesty the Emperor Emiritus Emperor Akihito of Japan
President of DNBK Board of Directors:
Tesshin Hamada, Hanshi
Chair of DNBK ID:
Tesshin Hamada, Hanshi
Advisor:
Masakatsu Tsujino, Hanshi Judan Kendo
Honbu Board of Directors:
Tesshin Hamada, Hanshi
Yutaka Takeda, Hanshi, Hachidan Jujutsu
Fuminori Yamada, Hanshi, Hachidan Iaido
Hiroo Nakada, Hanshi, Hachidan, Sojutsu
Masahiko Uemura, Hanshi, Hachidan Karatedo
Kayoko Watanabe, Kyoshi Shichidan Iaido
Administrative Controller:
Masami Fujii, Hanshi Hachidan Iaido
Toshikazu Sakamoto, Hanshi, Hachidan Karatedo
Budo Specialization Committees: Budo Shikko Senmon Iinkai
Selected high ranking experts of DNBK Honbu are assigned into the major disciplines of traditional Budo and Bujutsu, Iaido, Kobudo, Jujutsu, Kendo/Kenjutsu, Karatedo, Aikido/Aikijujtsu, Judo, Kyujutsu, Sojutsu, Jojutsu, and Naginatajutsu. Total of sixty Hanshi and Kyoshi experts are designated in this official specialization committee. They perform as Kenshoin officials in the major Taikai events, and also serve as the panel of examiners in the high-ranking promotion certification examinations.
The above appointed positions are for two-year terms and renewable consecutively when approved by the board of directors. The current appointment is listed as of December, 2023 and it will be reviewed in February 2024.
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