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11-655: Iwama may refer to: Iwama, Ibaraki , a former town in Nishiibaraki District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Iwama dojo , an aikido dojo Iwama Station , a train station in Kasama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Iwama style , a style of aikido People with the surname [ edit ] Kazuo Iwama (disambiguation) , multiple people Yoshiomi Iwama ( 岩間 良臣 , born 1952) , Japanese pole vaulter Yudai Iwama ( 岩間 雄大 , born 1986) , Japanese footballer Topics referred to by

22-435: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Iwama, Ibaraki On March 19, 2006, Iwama, along with the town of Tomobe (also from Nishiibaraki District ), was merged into the expanded city of Kasama . The former town of Iwama is located about 100 km northeast of Tokyo and near the city of Mito . Iwama is at the base of Mt. Atago (愛宕山 Atago-San). Mt. Atago

33-573: Is operated by Hitohiro Saito (the son of one of Ueshiba's most famous disciples Morihiro Saito ) who formed his own organisation (the Aiki Shuren-Kai ) in 2003. Ueshiba’s dojo continues to operate within the Aikikai under his original students, including Chief Instructor Hiroshi Isoyama , Shigemi Inagaki and others. The Aiki Jinja , or Aikido Shrine , is situated opposite the Iwama Dojo and near

44-510: Is part of a larger Prefectural Park that extends up towards Kasama. On top of Mt. Atago is a kids' play area with a giant slide (about 150m in length) as well as the Atago shrine (愛宕神社 "Atago Jinja"). As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,588 and a density of 332.23 persons per km . The total area was 49.93 km . Iwama is known for having been the residence of Morihei Ueshiba , founder of Aikido , from 1942 until his death. It

55-541: The Aiki Shuren-Kai Shin-Shin Aiki-juku . The town's official matsuri is held in the last week of September, but throughout the year it also observes the usual Japanese holidays . The Aiki Jinja Rei Taisai (Aiki-Shrine Grand Festival) is held every April on the 29th (Showa holiday) and features a "hono embu" (demonstration offering) by the Aikido Doshu . More than a thousand people usually come for

66-534: The Aikikai and is that organization's Technical Councillor. Isoyama was made the acting head of the Iwama dojo on behalf of Ueshiba Moriteru following the passing of Morihiro Saito . He currently remains as Executive Advisor and senior instructor of that dojo. Over a long career in the martial arts, he has been Chief of Defensive Tactics for the Japan Self Defense Force Academy, and also instructed

77-573: The U.S. Army in self-defense tactics. He joined the Air Self-Defense Forces in 1958 and was sent to Chitose . His first students were members of the American military police and eventually included members of his own country's forces. Along with Hiroshi Tada, Isoyama formed a committee for the construction of a large statue of the founder of aikido in the precincts of the Aiki Shrine , which

88-468: The celebration which also features a Shinto ceremony carried out by Ōmoto-kyō priests. Hiroshi Isoyama Hiroshi Isoyama ( 磯山博 , Isoyama Hiroshi ) is a Japanese teacher of the martial art of aikido . He began training in the Iwama Dojo at the age of 12 as a direct student of the founder of aikido, Morihei Ueshiba in June 1949. He currently holds the rank of 8th dan shihan in

99-541: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Iwama . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iwama&oldid=1155064114 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Short description

110-576: Was during this period that the term "Aikido" came into use. The world's only shrine to Aikido was built here by the founder along with a small dojo . Practitioners from around the world come to Iwama to train as uchideshi (内弟子) or “live-in students”. There are two famous Aikido dojos in the town including the original Iwama dojo (now called the Aikikai Foundation Ibaraki Branch Dojo) and the Shin-Shin Aiki-Juku . The latter

121-425: Was unveiled on 8 November 2009. Funding was mainly obtained via a call for donations and surplus material from this monument was used to make a bust of the founder which was unveiled at the newly rebuilt Iwama Station on 24 July 2012. Isoyama is also known as one of martial arts and movie star Steven Seagal 's main teachers. Before retiring, Isoyama Shihan also served for many years as a Senior Council Member for

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