Happy New Year – 2026 Year of the Horse
Toshinori (寿矩) was a student of Kiyotoshi. His civilian name was „Morimiya Heikichi“ (森宮平吉) and he was born in the first year of Tenpō (1830) the son of a cooper…
2026 Member Updates and Events
2026 proposed benefits and schedule (Subject to change) The Yamashiro Tradition by Tanobe Michihiro , translated by Markus Sesko New Social media bi-weekly posting of fittings on our FB page…
New Shinsa Fees
Take notice of the shinsa fees. These were adjusted and caught a number of people off guard. https://www.touken.or.jp/shinsa/fee.html
Juyo 71 results
Congrats to a number of American Branch members who received positive results.
Excellent exhibit at the NBTHK Museum – featuring on the Soichi Suzuki Collection
https://www.touken.or.jp/museum/exhibition/exhibition.html List of exhibited works The catalog is HereEnglishList of exhibited worksThe catalog isHereEnglish Just a couple of my favorites