Studying Japanese martial arts through exhibition in HCM city
Tuesday, 19/11/2019 15:07 (GMT+7)
Visitors to an exhibition on Japanese martial arts in HCM city can increase their understanding about the "history of Japanese martial arts - from battlefield combat techniques (bujutsu) to popular sports to physical exercise tempering body and spirit (budo),” said Ando Toshiki, director of Japan Foundation Vietnam.
Exhibition on Fapanese martial arts in HCM city
Under the theme “The Spirit of Budo: The History of Japan’s Martial Arts”, the event is co-organised by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam and the Consulate General of Japan in HCM city.
On display include reproductions and originals of weapons such as bows and arrows, swords, suits of armor, and helmets made of bamboo, wood, lacquer, cow horn or iron.
The development and changes of Japanese martial arts from the 8th to 19th centuries are also depicted on panels.
Visitors to the exhibition (Source: truyenhinhdulich.vn)
The exhibition also includes displays about the organisation of bujutsu to budo in the 19th and 20th centuries, and how the spirit of martial arts still exists in the daily life of Japanese people today.
Clothing and implements used in nine Japanese martial arts like Akido, Kendo, Karatedo and Sumo are on display as well.
The exhibition will run until November 24th at the Exhibition House of HCM city at 92 Le Thanh Ton street, District 1./.
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