 The origin of the Mitsubishi Budokai* is that; in 1912, Mr. Koyata Iwasaki, the
then President of the Mitsubishi Limited Partnership Corporation constructed
a Kendojo* at his Surugadai estate, and invited Kendo Hanshi* Hakudo
Nakayama, who was the greatest Kendo master of his day, as the Head
of the Dojo, and started Kendo practice together with company members.
Later, in February, 1943, President Mr. Koyata Iwasaki established
“The Rules of the Mitsubishi Yowakai*”, in which he declared that “It
is most advisable to participate in martial art and to discipline one’s
mind and body. Through experiencing such discipline, it is further
desirable to learn the habit to work together as a team. ”
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Budokai means Martial art club. |
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Kendojo means Kendo practicing facility. |
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Hanshi means the highest rank of the teacher for Kendo, Iaido, etc. |
I believe that the background on which this sentence was declared by President
Mr. Iwasaki with great hope was that; through Kendo practicing at Kendojo*
at his Surugadai estate from 1912, the Marunouchi Dojo* at the Mitsubishi Club
at Marunouchi from 1918, and the Mitsubishi Club Dojo* at the Naka No.13 Building
from 1935, he felt the driving force of the solidarity and development of Mitsubishi
was being formed while watching the scene that company members gathered from
various Mitsubishi group companies were training strongly their bodies and
spirits altogether by being mixed, dashed and tangled each other.
(*) Dojo means the practicing facility for the martial art.
Today, the Budokai* consists of 7 groups i.e. Kendo Club, Judo Club,
Karatedo Club, Iaido Club, Kyudo Club, Aikido Club, and Jodo Club. The members
come from various Mitsubishi group companies and their business establishments
all over the world. The Main Dojo* located in Tokyo was removed on 2003 from
the Marunouchi Dojo* within the Tokyo Building to the newly built Mitsubishi
Yowakai* Budojo* “Shiseikan” at Sugamo. There are about 500 regular members
who vigorously practice on mornings, evenings or holidays. They not only practice
for themselves, but some members are volunteer as instructors of the “Budo*
school” of the Mitsubishi Yowakai* and they are teaching to more than 300 primary
and junior high school students as well as adults the Japanese traditional
Budo* spirit and techniques. This represents an important part of the public
service activities of the Mitsubishi Yowakai*.
I hope that everyone understand our intention and continue to support
our activities further.
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Budo means martial art.
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Chairman,
the Mitsubishi Budokai* |
Nobuyuki Masuda |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Corporate Adviser |
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