What is the National Inter-Dojo Kendo Tournament?

This is a tournament hosted by the All Japan Kendo Dojo Federation to determine the best dojo in Japan.

Eligibility

To participate in the National Inter-Dojo Kendo Tournament, you must meet the following requirements:

1. Be a member organization of the All Japan Kendo Dojo Federation.
2. The team (dojo) must be selected based on the number of participants allocated to each prefecture.
3. There should be one team per dojo, not a mixed team.
(Quoted from the 31st National Inter-Dojo Kendo Tournament Outline )

In addition, the previous year's winning team (dojo) can participate unconditionally.

List of past winning teams

1st event held in 1983 in Aichi
Winner: Aichi/Meidokan
Runner-up: Miyazaki/Nobeoka Shudokan
3rd Place: Mie/Wadokan, Aichi/Tokushige Kondo Dojo

2nd event held in 1984 in Aichi
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up: Aichi/Tokushige Kondo Dojo
3rd place: Aichi/Meitetsu Kamiiida Museikan, Gunma/Tobu Tsushin Dojo

3rd 1985 Venue Fukuoka
Winner: Fukuoka/Ubukan
Runner-up: Tochigi/Renbukan
3rd place: Saga/Kitamoyasu Junior Kendo Club, Fukuoka/Gyokuryukan

4th 1986 Location Kanagawa
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up: Okayama/Saidaiji Dojo
3rd place: Miyazaki/Nobeoka Shudokan, Kumamoto/Kidokan Dojo

5th 1987 Venue Tochigi
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up Fukuoka/Shinbukan
3rd place: Kumamoto/Kidoukan Dojo, Tokyo/Tokyo Budokan

6th 1988 Location Okayama
Winner: Okayama/Yoshiyoshijuku Dojo
Runner-up: Kumamoto/Kidoukan Dojo
3rd place: Tochigi/Renbukan, Fukuoka/Shinbukan

7th 1989 Venue Fukushima
Winner: Hokkaido/Date Ajiro Dojo
Runner-up: Tochigi/Renbukan
3rd place: Hitachi Cable Toyoura Kobukan in Ibaraki, Honmyoji Kendo School in Chiba

8th 1990 Venue Shizuoka
Winner: Kumamoto/Kidoukan Dojo
Runner-up: Fukushima/Ryobukan Yamazaki Dojo
3rd place: Aichi/Kenshinkan, Tochigi/Renbukan

9th 1991 Venue Tochigi
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up: Kumamoto/Kidoukan Dojo
3rd Place: Okayama/Shoryukan Ichifuku Dojo, Tochigi/Tameshukan Dojo

10th 1992 Venue Kyoto
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up: Kumamoto/Kidoukan Dojo
3rd place: Ibaraki/Yuki Shobukan, Miyazaki/Nobeoka Shudokan

11th 1993 Venue Akita
Winner: Akita/Yushinkan Uchiyama Dojo
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club
3rd Place: Tochigi/Shūdōkan, Akita/Kōyōkan Dojo

12th 1994 Venue Ehime
Winner: Ehime/Hisae Kendo Club
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club
3rd place: Oita/Koumeikan, Ibaraki/Yuki Shobukan

13th 1995 Venue Ibaraki
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up Ibaraki/Ibaraki Boys' Kendo Club
3rd place: Ehime/Hisae Kendo Club, Tochigi/Shūdōkan

14th 1996 Location Miyagi
Winner: Ehime/Hisae Kendo Club
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club
3rd place: Kumamoto/Kidokan, Tokyo/All Japan Junior Kendo Training Hall

15th 1997 Venue Gifu
Winner: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club
Runner-up: Ehime/Hisae Kendo Club
3rd place: Fukuoka/Juseikan, Ehime/Shofukan

16th 1998 Venue Saga
Winner: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club
Runner-up: Saga/Garyukan
3rd place: Okayama/Fukuda Dojo, Miyazaki/Sato Dojo

17th 1999 Venue Okayama
Winner: Oita/Koumeikan
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club
3rd place: Okayama/Fukuda Dojo, Fukuoka/Josuikan

18th 2000 Venue Chiba
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Josuikan
3rd place: Kyoto/Kyoto Kodokan, Ibaraki/Ibaraki Shonen Kendo Club

19th 2001 Venue Ibaraki
Winner: Ibaraki/Ibaraki Junior Kendo Club
Runner-up: Ibaraki/Katsuta Wakaba Association
3rd place: Tochigi/Renbukan, Ehime/Ehime Kenbukan

20th 2002 Venue Mie
Winner: Tokyo/Higashimatsudate Dojo
Runner-up Chiba/Kashiwa Budokan
3rd Place: Ibaraki/Katsuta Wakabakai Foundation, Ibaraki/Ibaraki Shonen Kendo Club

21st 2003 Venue Okayama
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan
3rd place: Tochigi/Kuranomachi Kenshikai, Ibaraki/Ibaraki Shonen Kenyukai

22nd 2004 Venue Gunma
Winner: Tochigi/Renbukan
Runner-up Okayama/Fukuda Dojo
3rd place: Ibaraki/Ibaraki Junior Kendo Club, Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club

23rd 2005 Venue Oita
Winner: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan
Runner-up: Tokyo/Higashimatsudate Dojo
3rd place: Tochigi/Renbukan, Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club

24th 2006 Location: Kyoto
Winner: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan
Runner-up: Ibaraki/Katsuta Wakaba Association
3rd Place: Miyagi/Yoshinari Kendo Club, Tokyo/Higashimatsudate Dojo

25th 2007 Venue Okayama
Winner: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Toseikan
3rd place: Tokyo/Higashimatsudate Dojo, Ibaraki/Ibaraki Shonen Kendo Club

26th 2008 Venue Toyama
Winner: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club
Runner-up: Tokyo/Higashimatsudate Dojo
3rd Place: Kanagawa/Kobukan Dojo, Toyama/Ryounkan Murakumo Dojo

27th 2009 Venue Yamaguchi
Winner: Fukuoka/Aoki Kenyukai
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Toseikan
3rd Place: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo, Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan

28th 2010 Venue Nara
Winner: Ibaraki/Ibaraki Junior Kendo Club
Runner-up Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan
3rd place Kumamoto/Kyukokai, Osaka Prefecture/PL Dojo

29th 2011 Location Hyogo
Winner: Ibaraki/Ibaraki Junior Kendo Club
Runner-up: Wakayama/Wakayama Sunayama Junior Kendo Club
3rd Place: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club, Fukuoka Prefecture/Fukuoka Josuikan

30th 2012 Venue Fukuoka
Winner: Kumamoto/Kyukokai
Runner-up: Tokyo/Higashimatsudate Dojo
3rd place: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan, Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club

31st 2013 Location Hokkaido
Winner: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan
Runner-up: Chiba/Kaminodai Kendo Club
3rd place Kumamoto/Kyukokai, Ibaraki/Homeikan

32nd 2014 Location Miyazaki
Winner: Kumamoto/Kyukokai
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club
3rd place: Ibaraki/Masuikan, Ibaraki/Ibaraki Shonen Kendo Club

33rd 2015 venue: Tochigi
Winner: Kanagawa/Shoeikan Isobe Dojo
Runner-up: Tochigi/Renbukan
3rd place: Fukushima/Shimizu Kendo Youth Sports Club, Fukuoka/Imajuku Youth Kendo Club

34th 2016 Venue Hiroshima
Winner: Chiba/Kaminodai Kendo Club
Runner-up Hiroshima/Hiroshima Nishikaze Dojo
3rd Place: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan, Tokyo/Higashimatsudate Dojo

35th 2017 Location Miyagi
Winner: Wakayama/Wakayama Sunayama Junior Kendo Club
Runner-up Ibaraki/Ibaraki Boys' Kendo Club
3rd place: Fukuoka/Imajuku Junior Kendo Club, Chiba/Kashiwa Budokan

36th 2018 Venue Ehime
Winner: Wakayama/Wakayama Sunayama Junior Kendo Club
Runner-up: Ehime/Ehime Seibukan
3rd place: Ehime/Hisae Kendo Club, Fukuoka/Aoki Kendo Club

37th 2019 Venue Niigata
Winner: Fukuoka/Fukuoka Josuikan
Runner-up: Fukuoka/Sue Kenyukai
3rd place: Tochigi/Renbukan, Chiba/Kaminodai Kendo Club

38th 2022 Venue: Aichi
Winner Aichi/Senshin Dojo
Runner-up: Osaka/Ozone Kenyukai
3rd place Toyama/Ryounkan Murakumo Dojo, Saitama/Gekke Renshinkan

39th event in 2023, Saitama
Winner: Fukuoka/Imajuku Aoki Kenyukai
Runner-up Okayama/Fukuda Dojo
3rd place: Chiba/Onitaka Kendo Club, Tomatsukan Dojo

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