Another two week long musha shugyo to Japan was undertaken this March by the teacher Igor Dovezenski.
This time, in addition to the regular training sessions with the teachers from the Homby Dojo in the city of Noda, the journey was used to study many other different arts that stem from the rich culture and traditions of the Land of the Rising Sun.
So, besides the samurai and ninja arts, the teacher Igor Dovezenski also dedicated himself to studying the secrets of creating a Japanese zen garden, and the tea ceremony known as Chado.
Furthermore, he visited the province of Shiga or more accurately he visited the city of Koga (Koka), which is known as one of the birthplaces of Ninjutsu (the second is Iga). There Dovezenski met with members, descendants, of the Fujibayashi family whose ancestors were famous Shinobi warriors, later he also managed to visit their family’s home which is dotted with hidden false walls, tunnels and passageways that they could use to escape their enemies.
This martial journey was also a spiritual journey for the leader of Bujinkan Macedonia, who visited several temples and gardens: Senso-Ji in Asakusa – Tokyo, then Kodai-Ji and Kiyomizu-Dera in Kyoto and finally Narita-san in the city of Narita (he also visited many other smaller Shinto and Buddhist temples throughout Japan).