Yasushi Kiyomoto

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Yasushi Kiyomoto is the Head Instructor of the Banke Shinobinoden (Ninjutsu) family and is the only person teaching Ninjutsu from the Banke Shinobinoden clan. [1]

In Japan, he is known as one of the last two remaining Ninjutsu Masters alive [A Story of Life, Fate, and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan by Daniel DiMarzio (ISBN 978-1-4357-1208-9)]. He has undergone the brutal training his ancestors also endured [2]. He has dedicated his life to the study and practice of Ninjutsu. His teacher is Jinichi Kawakami. Jinichi Kawakami is known as "The last living modern ninja."[3] Both Yasushi Kiyomoto and his teacher Jinichi Kawakami claim to be the last living practitioners of Ninjutsu in Japan.[4] Yasushi Kiyomoto operates a dojo in Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan.[1]

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  1. ^ A Story of Life, Fate, and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan by Daniel DiMarzio (ISBN 978-1-4357-1208-9)
  2. ^ Index
  3. ^ Study/Circles|Ninja Iga-ryu - Iga-ryu Ninja Museum
  4. ^ FAQ|Ninja Iga-ryu - Iga-ryu Ninja Museum
  • Wingspan: Culture-Society-People in Japan, Where Have All the Ninja Gone? by Thomas Dillon (September, 2007 No.459)
  • Historical group image editorial staff compilation by Kuroi Hiroshi optical work (ISBN 978-4-05-604814-8)
  • A Story of Life, Fate, and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan by Daniel DiMarzio (ISBN 978-1-4357-1208-9)
  • The Last of the Ninja [2] by Thomas Dillon

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