|
 |
| Date |
Description |
1912 |
 At the Surugadai estate of Mr. Koyata Iwasaki, a kendojo* was constructed and
Kendo practicing began. |
August,
1918 |
 The new Marunouchi Dojo* was constructed as the Bujutsu* group of the Mitsubishi
Club at the site of the present Yaesu building at Marunouchi
and Judo and Kendo practicing began there.
 (*) Bujutsu means martial art. |
December,
1925 |
Due to the construction of the Yaesu Building, the Dojo* was removed to the expansion
site of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (present site
of the Tokyo Building) |
June,
1930 |
As the abovementioned Dojo* had not enough space, it was renovated with a concrete
structure temporary Dojo*. |
June,
1934 |
Due to the expansion of the Mitsubishi Bank building, a temporary Dojo* was set
up inside the Higashi No.9 Building in front of the Chuo-Tei
Central Branch. |
April,
1935 |
 The Mitsubishi Club was newly set up inside the No. 13 Building (area 660 square
meter, steel reinforced concrete structure, 3 floors), and
a Judojo* and a Kendojo* were established on the 2nd floor.
(*) Judojo means Judo practicing facility. |
October,
1944 |
As the Great East Asian War (World War II) intensified, the practicing was suspended. |
April,
1958 |
Judo and Kendo practicing resumed after a large scale renovation was made to
the building. |
December,
1960 |
The demolition of the Mitsubishi Club No.13 building commenced. |
March,
1961 |
On the rooftop of the Mitsubishi Main Building, a temporary Dojo* was built and
Judo and Kendo practicing began. |
April,
1971 |
Due to the expansion and renovation of the Main Building, the Dojo* was closed
and demolished. |
May,
1971 |
Kendo practicing alone began at the Dojo* of the Marunouchi Fire Department. |
October,
1971 |
Due to the renovation of the Fire Department Dojo*, the practicing ceased. |
November,
1971 |
Kendo only started the practicing at the Dojo* of The Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance
Company. |
July,
1972 |
 A new Dojo* was completed at the Tokyo Building and the practicing restarted. |
March,
2003 |
Due to the renovation of the Tokyo Building, the Dojo* was closed. |
May,
2003 |
The new Dojo* “Shiseikan Dojo*” was completed at Sugamo in Tokyo. |
|
(*) As the beginning of the Mitsubishi
Budokai* is considered to be 1912, when the then
President Mr. Koyata Iwasaki constructed a Kendojo*
and started Kendo practicing at his Surugadai
estate, the centennial of the Mitsubishi Budokai*
will be in 2012.
(*) Martial arts were prohibited in Japan after
the war and restarted in 1953. Therefore, shortly
after then, in 1956, the first All Mitsubishi
Budo* Meeting was held. In 2006, the 50th memorial
Meeting was held at the Nippon Budokan.
|
|
|
