Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI
About the Teacher
Why study with them?
Sensei is a 21st generation master bowmaker and archer. Since the passing of Shibata Sendai XX in October 2013, Sensei is now the 4th official bowmaker to the Emperor of Japan in the Shibata family lineage.
Sensei presides as the official head of Zenko International – the multi-national umbrella organization of KYUDO following the ancient tradition of the Heki Ryu Bishu Chikurin Ha school of Kyudo.
Sensei lives in Kyoto, Japan where he has operated a ‘YUMI’ or bowmaking workshop for more than 4 decades.
Sensei presides as the official head of Zenko International – the multi-national umbrella organization of KYUDO following the ancient tradition of the Heki Ryu Bishu Chikurin Ha school of Kyudo.
Sensei lives in Kyoto, Japan where he has operated a ‘YUMI’ or bowmaking workshop for more than 4 decades.
