★A Journey of Piercing the Self Through the Bow: Experience the "Kyudo" Philosophy of Master Kenzo Awa in Ishinomaki, Tohoku in JAPAN. https://budojapan.com/kyudo/20260122/ ★Experience "Zen in the Art of Archery"Tour https://ishinomaki-sc.jp/tour_en/ "Zen in the Art of Archery" by German philosopher Eugen Herrigel is a world-renowned masterpiece, admired by many including Steve Jobs. What is the rare martial arts experience awaiting you in Ishinomaki—the birthplace of the "Bow Saint" Kenzo Awa,

Pilgrimage to the resting place of Awa Kenzo with the Experience “Zen in the Art of Archery” Tour in Ishinomaki. 日帰りで石巻を訪れExperience “Zen in the Art of Archery”ツアーに参加しました。 Recently I went on a tour that explores a famous Japanese historical figure and kyudo practitioner called Awa Kenzo at his birthplace of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture. He became famous outside of Japan for being Eugen Herrigel's(Kyudo and The Art of Archery) sensei. However as an individual in a time before the internet he s

The great Kyudo master, Awa Kenzo held that archery's true purpose was ‘to enlighten’. This idea took hold in the west through the book Zen in the Art of Archery, written by Eugen Herrigel, one of Awa’s students. Awa’s legacy of “Standing Zen” is practiced today at Enma dojo in the grounds of Engakuji Zen Temple. “This dojo has the purpose of developing the character. It is a dojo for facing oneself.” states Koyama sensei. For the sincere practitioner there is no seperation between Kyudo trainin