The World Goodwill Kendo Match, 1967

The World Goodwill Kendo Match, 1967

Description

Title Proper The World Goodwill Kendo Match, 1967
Date(s) 1967–
General material designation
This file has an indeterminable GMD—digital object is not available at this time.
Scope and content
The file consists of 62 photographs of the World Kendo Tournament that took place in Tokyo, Japan. The album was given as a souvenir to Yuichi Akune sensei. Akune sensei was known as a 'Hanshi', known to be '8th Dan and above'. The term and number signifies the player's high level of expertise.
Name of creator
Yuichi Akune (née Yuichi Kawabata) has a significant role in the Japanese Canadian community, before and after World War II. He is internationally recognized for his passion and refined talent in Kendo. He was born on February 3 1909, in Kominato, Kagoshima, Japan. His surname was changed to 'Akune' after he was legally adopted by his cousin, Nariyoshi Akune. He is referred to as 'Gichan' by his son, Roy Akune.
Immediate source of acquisition
No digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.

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The World Goodwill Kendo Match, 1967
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