July 29th to August 4th, 2009 Aikido Kobayashi Dojo in Tokyo, Japan (http://www.cup.com/kobayashi-dojo/english/index.html) sent Instructor Shunichiro Koyanagi Sensei from their Instructor Division to teach a three-day seminar at Nippon Kan Headquarters in Denver. This opportunity was arranged by Yasuo Kobayashi Shihan and his son Hiroaki Kobayashi Sensei. About 100 students were in attendance over the three day event that was …
June 6th, 2009 This year too, in conjunction with the Denver Parks and Recreation Department, Nippon Kan held its spring volunteer project for the 18th consecutive year. This year the project was held on the Platte River Trail and was attended by over 80 Nippon Kan members, families and friends. The “Nippon Kan Army” as we are called by the …
June 1st, 2009 From the Philippines, AHAN Mindanao Coordinator, Ava Yancha sent a report to Nippon Kan Headquarters this past June that focused on the many activities that AVA and AHAN Mindanao have been involved with in the past few months. Ava lives in Illigan City, Mindanao and with the help and support of local Illigan City Mayor, Mr. Lawrence …
June 1st-8th, 2009 Every year for the past few years I have come to visit Izim, Turkey on the Aegean Sea. Izmir has beautiful oceans and beautiful skies and is one of my favorite places on earth. Nippon Kan graduate uchideshi Cihan Karaogluol is from Izmir and I came to Izmir on this trip to attend his wedding. The wedding …
May-Aug 2009 My name is Maji Sarkar, and I am the coordinator for AHAN Bangladesh. Every month it is my job to purchase and supervise the delivery of 500 kilos of rice each to two different orphanages in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. For the past three years, AHAN has supported both the Dharmarajika Orphanage for boys and the …
May-Aug 2009 AHAN began its support of the Yadanapon Yeiknyein Orphanage founded by U Margainda in March of this year with monthly donations of rice. My name is Nilar and I am the new AHAN Myanmar coordinator. It is my job to make sure the rice is delivered every month to the orphanage. This past August, former AHAN Nippon Kan …
April 27-May 2nd, 2009 I went for a quick trip to Japan this past April to attend the annual AHAN Nippon Kan Japan Branch Association meeting scheduled in Tokyo. While in Japan, I traveled to Iwama to visit Dento Iwama Ryu no Hitohiro Saito Jukucho to pay my respects at the memorial commemoration for his father, the late Morihiro Saito …
April 16th -19th , 2009 This time one female fighter joined the ranks of the entourage from Japan and won her division. Of the two male fighters, one came in second place in his division. All of the fighters and coaches love staying at Nippon Kan where the accommodations and food is always great. As is tradition, the Japanese fighters …
Just as the buds on the trees were beginning to open and the flowers were beginning to bloom, Denver was hit with a pair of back to back spring snowstorms. The storms were beautiful, but they caused a lot of damage, ultimately making spring come very late this year. This photo was taken in the middle of April in the …
April 5th-12th, 2009 The elevation of the international airport outside the city of La Paz, Bolivia is 4000 meters above sea level. It is considered good manners to greet passengers visiting from lower elevations with a warm smile and an oxygen tank. Even as you leave the plane you can feel the lack of oxygen in the air. As AHAN …
What do you think of these drawings; what do you see? These pictures were drawn by children with very different cultural and social backgrounds. Some of these drawings are from Mindanao Island in the Philippines, drawn by children living in a village torn by civil war. In the room adjacent to the room where the children sat drawing pictures, one …
Nippon Kan General Headquarters’ 10,000 square foot facility and grounds house the Nippon Kan dojo, Domo Restaurant, gardens, museum and boarding facility. General upkeep and maintenance is a priority and could not be accomplished with out the support of so many of our students and staff. Cleaning, plumbing, electrical, heating, air conditioning, parking lot maintenance, auto repair and more are …
Thousands of children in the Denver school system have come to Nippon Kan for this cultural tour program, beginning way before Japan House Culture Center changed its name to Nippon Kan Culture Center. Nippon Kan first began as Japan House Culture Center in 1978 as a Japanese culture center offering classes in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Japanese language, brush calligraphy …
Same as usual. AHAN Nippon Kan General Headquarters Homeless Meal Service project continues into its 19th consecutive year. We are proud of the fact that with all of the support from staff and volunteers, we have been able to continue this service for so many years. For the first 5 or 6 years after I began this project, I was …
May-August 2009 AHAN Nippon Kan General Headquarters does not only support international projects to help those in need; the longest running service project of AHAN and Nippon Kan has been right here in Denver at the Denver Rescue Mission. In conjunction with the Denver Rescue Mission, Nippon Kan has served monthly dinners to the homeless for the last 19 years. …
