Mythical Kodokanis, the home of judo in Japan


By AGENCY

The hostel comes into its own during the famous Winter Training in January, where sessions begin at 5.30am sharp and bleary-eyed trainees simply have to stumble up the stairs to begin their randori.

Blink and you’d miss it. In Tokyo’s residential Bunkyo district squats a nondescript grey office block above a hardware store and within earshot of the squeals from the Tokyo Dome amusement park.

Only the bronze statue of judo’s founder Jigoro Kano gives a hint that this unremarkable building is in fact the Kodokan, a Mecca for judo that attracts pilgrims from around the world.

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