Jirōkichi Yamada
Japanese swordsman
About Jirōkichi Yamada
Lived 1863 – 1930 (aged 67). Jirōkichi Yamada was a Japanese.
was the 15th and last official headmaster or sōke of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū, a (koryū) of the Japanese martial art of swordsmanship (kenjutsu). He was a student of the 14th sōke, Sakakibara Kenkichi (榊原 鍵吉).
In the early twentieth century (1927), he published a book documenting all five classical kata of this koryū that originates from the sixteenth century.
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Who was Jirōkichi Yamada?
Japanese swordsman (1863-1930)
When was Jirōkichi Yamada born?
Jirōkichi Yamada was born on 9 January 1863 in Aizu.
When did Jirōkichi Yamada die?
Jirōkichi Yamada died on 23 October 1930 in Japan.
What nationality was Jirōkichi Yamada?
Jirōkichi Yamada was Japanese.
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