Hello,

I recently moved to Japan, to a town called Bando on the Ibaraki/Chiba border.

I've a deep interest in Koryu, and would love to begin studying one. However, they are not something I can just look up online, it would seem. Further, when taking with my Japanese co-workers, none of them even knew what the term 'koryu' refers to. Anyone know if there are any legitimate Koryu in Bando or the surrounding area (Koga, Joso, Yachiyo, Sakai, Noda, Tsukuba)?

Side note: I'm aware that the Bujinkan headquarters are in Noda, which Bando borders. However, I tend to side with the Japanese government's opinion that the Bujinkan/Genbukan claims to lineage are shoddy at best, and therefore have no interest in joining up with them.