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The Chicago area store is at 100 E. Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights, Illinois—one of a number of Japanese businesses in Arlington Heights—and opened in 1991. The store is open 365 days a year [9] from 9 am to 8 pm. Mitsuwa is the largest [10] Japanese marketplace in the Midwestern US. The Chicago store is one of three that are east of ...
The Chicago Swordplay Guild is a modern school of swordsmanship and Western martial arts, and non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It provides organized instruction in the study and practice of historical European swordplay, with a principal focus on the Italian school of swordsmanship and other martial arts of the 14th–17th centuries.
He opened a gift store, and Masako Osako, author of "Japanese Americans: Melting into the All-American Melting Pot," wrote that he was "said to have amassed $700,000 from the successful management" of his 27th Street and Cottage Grove location. [2] Some Japanese in Chicago operated businesses such as restaurants, gift shops, and housing units.
Yoshindo Yoshihara (1943) is a Japanese swordsmith based in Tokyo. His family have made swords for ten generations, and he himself learned the art from his grandfather, Yoshihara Kuniie. [1] Yoshindo himself gained his licence as a smith in 1965. [2] Yoshihara uses traditional techniques in his work, and uses tamahagane steel. [3]
In 1955, the first sword technology presentation was held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and thereafter. [12] In 1968, the association moved the office to Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and opened the Japanese Sword Museum with the funds raised by the members, to exhibit the saved and preserved swords. [12]
The shop moved to a larger building that said to be almost double the size of the original location in 2018. [7] [8] A Japanese Kūdō champion named Kiyohisa Kato, helped commemorate the store's new location by appearing for an event there. [8] The shop hosted a press conference for a Shuji Ishikawa vs Atsushi Onita match in 2019. [9]
The original location is in Gotanda, and there is a second, larger location in Shimomeguro. Professional wrestlers frequent the restaurant when touring in Tokyo, a rite of passage in the wrestling community. [1] [2] In addition, some wrestlers receive a complimentary satin Ribera Steakhouse Jacket from the owners.
Two shop locations operate in Kyushu: Mandarake Fukuoka is located in Tenjin, [20] and Mandarake Kokura is located in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū. [10] [21] Mandarake also operates an online storefront in both Japanese and English. The store ships items both domestically within Japan, and internationally to 83 countries. [22]