Research Notes

Jiki Shinkage-ryū

☰ Comparing the Heihō Zakki (1708) to the Mokuroku Kudensho (1768)

July 2026

Summarizing Karukome's analysis of the content of two Edo period Jikishinkage-ryū transmission documents.
☰ Analysis of Jikishinkage-ryū Densho Commentary

July 2026

Using NDL cursive OCR models Waseda University Jikishinkage-ryū densho holdings allows us to better gloss commentaries in cursive script as well as small block character notes.
☰ Reading Mokuroku in Ogasawara's Lineage

July 2026

Reading an analysis of the mokuroku of the immediate descendents of Ogasawara Genshinsai. Comparing the evolution across branches.
☰ Memorial Steles of Jikishinkage-ryū

June 2026

A survey of Jikishinkage-ryū memorial steles across Kashima Jingū and Chiba — their texts, and the succession dispute they record.
☰ Denkei (Formal Lineage) of Jikishinkage-ryū

June 2026

Examining factions of Jikishinkage-ryū and their practice in different areas of Japan.
☰ Ogasawara Genshinsai

May 2026

Details on the writings and practice of Ogasawara Genshinsai.
☰ A Jikishinkage-ryū Densho from 1800

May 2026

Summary of 1800 Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū densho by Naganuma Tadasato, copied by Ogawa Yashichi, comparing it against other densho I analyzed in my recent book.
☰ Hōjō ken Kokoro-e sho

December 2024

Text on Jikishinkage-ryū Hōjō (foundational) swordsmanship, provided for reference based on Jikishinkage-ryū Sōhonbu and Hōbyōkan material. This is typically chanted or recited before performance of the Hōjō kata of Jikishinkage-ryū.