Last summer, on a short bicycle excursion to Yoka Jinja, a very nice Shinto shrine located in central Saga city, and only a short ride from my home, I was lucky enough to stumble across a Kendo tournament being held for local elementary school children. I occasionally go to Yoka Jinja, as it is one of the prettiest, and oldest shrines in Saga, and I can usually find some inspiration there for a photography essay when nothing else comes easily to mind. This visit was no exception. I had seen schoolchildren practicing kendo during some of my 'native English speaker' working visits to local Saga schools, but had not taken a lot of notice of it, or had the time to watch, and take it in.
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