Yasushi Kiyomoto

Yasushi Kiyomoto is the Head Instructor of the Banke Shinobinoden (Ninjutsu) family and is the only person teaching Ninjutsu from the Banke Shinobinoden clan. [A Story of Life, Fate, and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan by Daniel DiMarzio (ISBN 978-1-4357-1208-9)]

In Japan, he is known as one of the last two remaining Ninjutsu Masters alive [A Story of Life, Fate, and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan by Daniel DiMarzio (ISBN 978-1-4357-1208-9)] . He has undergone the brutal training his ancestors also endured [ [http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~bankeshinobi/ Index ] ] . He has dedicated his life to the study and practice of Ninjutsu. His teacher is Jinichi Kawakami. Jinichi Kawakami is known as "The last living modern ninja." [ [http://iganinja.jp/en/exp/learning.html Study/Circles｜Ninja Iga-ryu - Iga-ryu Ninja Museum ] ] Both Yasushi Kiyomoto and his teacher Jinichi Kawakami claim to be the last living practitioners of Ninjutsu in Japan. [ [http://iganinja.jp/en/faq/index.html FAQ｜Ninja Iga-ryu - Iga-ryu Ninja Museum ] ] Yasushi Kiyomoto operates a dojo in Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan. [http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~bankeshinobi/]

References

* Wingspan: Culture-Society-People in Japan, Where Have All the Ninja Gone?" by Thomas Dillon (September, 2007 No.459)
* Historical group image editorial staff compilation" by Kuroi Hiroshi optical work (ISBN 978-4-05-604814-8)
* "A Story of Life, Fate, and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan" by Daniel DiMarzio (ISBN 978-1-4357-1208-9)
* "The Last of the Ninja" [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20071027td.html] by Thomas Dillon

External links

* [http://iganinja.jp/en/faq/index.html Iga Ryu Ninja Museum]
* [http://www.eonet.ne.jp/~bankeshinobi/ Banke Shinobi]