Kashima-Shinryu Organizational Structure
1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Honorary President, ex officio | ||
TOH Shunjiro (Guji, Kashima Grand Shrine) | ||
Honorary Counselors, ex officio | ||
UENO Sadabumi (Guji, Kashima Grand Shrine, retired) | ||
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 | ||
Shihan-Inka (Acting Headmaster) | ||
SEKIYA Ryoichi, AKAGI Kazuto, ONUMA Yoshiki | ||
Martial Instruction Division | ||
Director General | ||
SEKIYA Ryoichi | ||
Deputy Director General | ||
ONUMA Yoshiki |
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(1) Headquarters of Martial Instruction Division under the direct charge of Shihanke | ||
Bureau Chief | ||
SEKIYA Ryoichi | ||
In Charge of Martial Instruction | ||
SEKIYA Ryoichi, AKAGI Kazuto, ONUMA Yoshiki, TAKADA Takuhiro, MIYAMAE Yusaku, SASAKI Jun, HIGASHI Yoshihiko, HANANO Yoshifumi, NAKAMURA Toyoshige, HISAMOTO Akiyoshi, TATEISHI Ikuma, HIROHATA Yasuhide, OHNO Yasumune, KAMINAGA Reiya, HIGUCHI Yuya, MORI Masafumi, SAKAMOTO Renji | ||
William BODIFORD, Mikko VILENIUS, Bjorn CHRISTIANSON, Ari YLINIEMELÄ, Peter NYSTÉN, Till KRAFT, Dejan ŽONTAR, Cristobal Dominguez GARCIA, Antonius van der BORST, Lynn Hua HENSON, Jari RENKO, Robert FRANZÉN | ||
(2) Affiliated Chapters Bureau | ||
(A) Japanese Affiliated Chapters | ||
Organizers | ||
SEKIYA Ryoichi, AKAGI Kazuto, ONUMA Yoshiki, KIMURA Takashige, SATO Toshishiro, IMAI Hideki, KOBAYASHI Satoshi, HANANO Yoshifumi, HIGASHI Yoshihiko, TOJYO Shunji, OHNO Yasumune, | ||
Core Chapters | ||
• University of Tokyo Chapter | ||
(Chapter Head) HISAMOTO Akiyoshi | ||
(In Charge of Martial Instruction) NAKAMURA Toyoshige, SAKAMOTO Renji, AKAGI Kazuto, SEKI Humitake | ||
• Tsukuba University Chapter | ||
(Chapter Head) KAKO Koichiro | ||
(In Charge of Martial Instruction) TAKADA Takuhiro, MIYAMAE Yusaku, ONUMA Yoshiki, SEKIYA Ryoichi, SEKI Humitake | ||
• Kyoto University Chapter | ||
(Chapter Head) KINOSHITA Kuniyoshi | ||
(In Charge of Martial Instruction) TATEISHI Ikuma, IMAI Hideki [specially appointed], HIGASHI Yoshihiko, SEKI Humitake | ||
(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 ŽONTAR (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 STANIČ (Chief Officer) | ||
• Finnish Affiliated Chapters | ||
Robert FRANZÉN (Chief Officer) | ||
• University of Helsinki Chapter | ||
Peter NYSTÉN (Chapter Head) | ||
Jari RENKO (Acting Chapter Head) | ||
• Tampere University of Technology Chapter | ||
Mikko VILENIUS (Chapter Head) | ||
Teemu HEINIMAKI (Acting Chapter Head) | ||
• UK Affiliated Chapters | ||
Bjorn CHRISTIANSON (Chief Officer) | ||
• London Satellite Chapter | ||
Bjorn CHRISTIANSON (Satellite Chapter Head Administrative Assistant) | ||
(3) Historiographical Bureau | ||
Bureau Chief | ||
ONUMA Yoshiki | ||
Bureau Member | ||
WARASHINA Tomoyuki, HIGASHI Yoshihiko, Mikko VILENIUS, William BODIFORD | ||
Administrative Division | ||
Secretary General | ||
AKAGI Kazuto | ||
Deputy Secretary General | ||
HANANO Yoshifumi | ||
Aids to Secretary General | ||
TAKADA Takuhiro, HISAMOTO Akiyoshi | ||
(1) Administrative Bureau | ||
Bureau Chief | ||
KAKO Koichiro | ||
Head of Accounting Section | ||
HANANO Yoshifumi | ||
(2) Information Bureau | ||
Bureau Chief | ||
AKAGI Kazuto | ||
Branch | ||
Mikko VILENIUS, Bjorn CHRISTIANSON | ||
In Charge of Website | ||
HANANO Yoshifumi, William BODIFORD, Samo STANIČ | ||
In Charge of Newsletter | ||
KAKO Koichiro (Editor in Chief), TAKADA Takuhiro, NAKAMURA Toyoshige, SIRAISHI Tomoyuki, ONUMA Yoshiki (Adviser) |
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In Charge of Journal | ||
ONUMA Yoshiki, TATEISHI Ikuma, AKAGI Kazuto, William BODIFORD |
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(3) Legal Affairs Bureau (Concurrently, Incorporation Preparation Bureau) | ||
Bureau Chief | ||
concurrent appointment of Secretary General |
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Deputy Chief | ||
HANANO Yoshifumi, SIRAISHI Tomoyuki | ||
Advisory Committee | ||
Members of the Administrative Bureau | ||
(4) Convention Bureau | ||
Bureau Chief | ||
concurrent appointment of Secretary General | ||
Kashima Convention Administrative Chief | ||
HANANO Yoshifumi | ||
Bureau Member | ||
SIRAISHI Tomoyuki | ||
(5) International Bureau | ||
Bureau Chief | ||
Ari YLINIEMELÄ |
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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 | ||
William BODIFORD | ||
Representative of the EU Affiliated Chapters | ||
Dejan ŽONTAR, Antonius VAN DER BORST (Assistant), Mikko VILENIUS (Assistant) |