Koichi Barrish
| Koichi Barrish | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Lawrence Barrish April 15, 1950 United States of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Aikidoka, Kannushi |
| Years active | 70s-present |
| Known for | First American (non Japanese) shinto priest, Aikido master, Founder of the Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America |
Koichi Barrish (birth name Lawrence Barrish) is the American aikidoka and first American (second non Japanese) shinto priest.
Biography
Lawrence Barrish was born on April 15, 1950.[1] Since he was nineteen years old, he has practiced Bujutsu. Since the early 1970s, he has had an interest in the Japanese folk religion Shinto. Barrish is the first American that had the honor of becoming a non-Japanese Shinto priest. He moved to Washington from Los Angeles and founded the Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America in 1987, the largest Shinto shrine in the USA. In 1989, Barrish became Michiko under the teaching of Yamamoto Guji, Iwasaki Hitoshi, Kawashima Toshioka and other Shinto priests of Tsubaki shrine.[2] Barrish has popularized the religion outside Japan.
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