Masakizaka Kenzen Dojo

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Masakizaka Kenzen Dojo (sword & zen training hall) is below Houtokuji Temple. Its name comes from the Masakizaka dojo, where the famous one-eyed Yagyu Jubei, a popular icon of Japanese historical dramas, trained about 10,000 samurai disciples at the beginning of the Edo era.

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General Information

Address
Yagyushimo-cho, Nara 630-1231, Nara City, Nara
Access
JR Nara Station, Kintetsu Nara Station: 15 minute walk from "Yagyu" bus stop on the bus to Yagyu/Oji-Nakamura

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