Kashima-Shinryu Organizational Structure

1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025

   
   
   
Honorary President, ex officio KASHIMA Noriyoshi (Guji, Kashima Grand Shrine)
Honorary Counselors, ex officio UENO Sadabumi (Guji, Kashima Grand Shrine, retired)
  TOH Shunjiro (GonGuji, Kashima Grand Shrine)
  KUNII Family (KUNII Masakatsu, 19th generation Soke)
    (SAITO Hideki, aid to the Soke)
Counselors HIBIYA Toshiyuki (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo)
   
Shihanke (Headmaster) 19th Generation SEKI Humitake
  (Special Aid to the Shihanke) William BODIFORD
   
   
Organization of the Federation
 
Martial Instruction Division
  Director General SEKIYA Ryoichi
  Deputy Director General

ONUMA Yoshiki

   
(1) Headquarters of Martial Instruction Division under the direct charge of Shihanke
  Bureau Chief SEKIYA Ryoichi
  Deputy Chief SASAKI Jun
  Aids to the Chief SHIMURA Eiji, SIRAISHI Tomoyuki, OBA Takuji, TAKADA Takuhiro, NAKAMURA Toyoshige
  In Charge of Martial Instruction  
  Shihan-yaku
(Acting Masters)
AKINAGA Hiroyuki, AKAGI Kazuto, SEKIYA Ryoichi,
William BODIFORD, ONUMA Yoshiki
  Shihan-yaku-nami
(Adjunct Acting Masters)
TAKADA Takuhiro, Mikko VILENIUS,
Bjorn CHRISTIANSON, MIYAMAE Yusaku
  Kyōjukata
(Instructors)
Ari YLINIEMELA, KIMURA Takashige, SASAKI Jun, HIGASHI Yoshihiko, SHIMURA Eiji, HANANO Yoshifumi, NAKAMURA Toyoshige, Peter NYSTEN, Till KRAFT, HISAMOTO Akiyoshi, TATEISHI Ikuma
 

Kyōjukata-nami
(Adjunct Instructors)

Dejan ZONTAR, Cristobal Dominguez GARCIA, KAWAZOE Jun, 
SIRAISHI Tomoyuki, OBA Takuji, Antonius van der BORST,
Lynn Hua HENSON, WARASHINA Tomoyuki, Jari RENKO,
Robert FRANZEN, HIROHATA Yasuhide, OHNO Yasumune,
KAMINAGA Reiya, HIGUCHI Yuya, MORI Masafumi,
SAKAMOTO Renji
   
(2) Affiliated Chapters Bureau
  (A) Japanese Affiliated Chapters  
  Chief Officer KIMURA Takashige
  Deputy Chief Officer
SATO Toshishiro (Eastern Japan)
    IMAI Hideki (Western Japan)
   Relations within the Federation ONUMA Yoshiki (Chief Officer), IGARASHI Chiaki (Chief Officer)
   General Administration SHIMURA Eiji (Chief Officer)
  Hokkaido, Tohoku Region KOBAYASHI Satoshi (Director)
  Kanto Region HANANO Yoshifumi (Director)
    KATSUYAMA Daichi (Aids to the Chief)
  Kansai Region HIGASHI Yoshihiko (Director)
  Kyushu Region TOJYO Shunji (Director)
 
  (B) North America Affiliated Chapters  
  William BODIFORD (Chief Officer)
   UCLA Chapter William BODIFORD (Chapter Head)
   University of Georgia Chapter Lorraine FULLER (Acting Chapter Head)
   Eureka Satellite Chapter Richard PIETRELLI (Satellite Chapter Head)
   Montana State University Chapter Mark TAPER (Acting Chapter Head)
   
  (C) EU Affiliated Chapters  
  Dejan ZONTAR (Chief Officer)
  German Affiliated Chapters Cristobal Dominguez GARCIA (Chief Officer)
   Frankfurt am Main Satellite Chapter Till KRAFT (Satellite Chapter Head)
   Dresden Satellite Chapter Ulf LEHMANN (Satellite Chapter Head Administrative Assistant)
  Dutch Affiliated Chapters Antonius VAN DER BORST (Chief Officer)
  Slovenia Affiliated Chapters Samo STANIC (Chief Officer)
  Finnish Affiliated Chapters Robert FRANZEN (Chief Officer)
   University of Helsinki Chapter Peter NYSTEN (Chapter Head)
  Jari RENKO (Acting Chapter Head)
   Tampere University
   of Technology Chapter
Robert FRANZEN (Chapter Head)
  UK Affiliated Chapters Bjorn CHRISTIANSON (Chief Officer)
   London Satellite Chapter Bjorn CHRISTIANSON (Satellite Chapter Head; Concurrent)
   
  (D) Others  
   Israel Satellite Chapter Tuval ORR (Satellite Chapter Head Administrative Assistant)
 
 
Administrative Division
  Secretary General AKAGI Kazuto
  Aids to the Chief TAKADA Takuhiro, HISAMOTO Akiyoshi
   
(1) Administrative Bureau  
  Bureau Chief KAKO Koichiro
  Head of General Affairs Section IMAMURA Hiroshi
  Head of Accounting Section HANANO Yoshifumi
   
(2) Historiographical Bureau  
  Bureau Chief ONUMA Yoshiki
  In Charge of Newsletter

KAKO Koichiro (Editor in Chief), TAKADA Takuhiro, NAKAMURA Toyoshige

  In Charge of Journal

ONUMA Yoshiki (Editor in Chief)

  Bureau Member William BODIFORD, WARASHINA Tomoyuki, Mikko VILENIUS, SIRAISHI Tomoyuki, TAKADA Takuhiro, NAKAMURA Toyoshige, HIGASHI Yoshihiko
   
(3) Information Bureau  
  Bureau Chief AKAGI Kazuto
  Deputy Chief IGARASHI Chiaki
  Aids to the Chief HANANO Yoshifumi
  Branch Mikko VILENIUS, Bjorn CHRISTIANSON
  In Charge of Website HANANO Yoshifumi, William BODIFORD, Samo STANIC,
Torea FOISSOTTE
   
(4) Legal Affairs Bureau (Concurrently, Incorporation Preparation Bureau)
  Bureau Chief

concurrent appointment of Secretary General

  Deputy Chief HANANO Yoshifumi, IGARASHI Chiaki, SIRAISHI Tomoyuki
  Advisory Committee Members of the Administrative Bureau
   
(5) Convention Bureau  
  Bureau Chief concurrent appointment of Secretary General
  Kashima Convention Administrative Chief HANANO Yoshifumi
  Bureau Member SIRAISHI Tomoyuki
   
(6) Member Relations Bureau  
  Bureau Chief SIRAISHI Tomoyuki
  Deputy Chief HIGASHI Yoshihiko, LI Toru
  Bureau Member OBA Takuji, TAKADA Takuhiro, NAKAMURA Toyoshige
   
(7) Support Services Bureau  
  Bureau Chief KIMURA Takashige
  Deputy Chief (Member Directory Managers) ONUMA Yoshiki (Japan), William BODIFORD (US),
Ari YLINIEMELA (EU), Mikko VILENIUS (UK)
   
(8)  International Bureau  
  Bureau Chief

Ari YLINIEMELA

  Deputy Chief Cristobal Dominguez GARCIA, AKAGI Kazuto
  Representative of the Japanese Affiliated Chapters TAKADA Takuhiro, Rick WEISBURD (Assistant)
  Representative of the North American Affiliated Chapters Mark TAPER, Richard PIETRELLI (Assistant)
  Representative of the EU Affiliated Chapters Dejan ZONTAR, Mikko VILENIUS (Assistant)