Kōbusho

The Kōbusho 講武所 (a.k.a. Rikugunsho) was a Japanese military academy. It was set up in the final decades of the Edo period in response to Japan's experience of Western military power, and taught Western battlefield tactics such as artillery use alongside traditional Japanese martial arts.[1][2] The academy was located in Misakichō, Tokyo.[3] It closed in 1866, after only ten years in operation.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Allen Guttmann; Lee Austin Thompson (January 2001). Japanese Sports: A History. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-0-8248-2464-8.
  2. ↑ Thomas A. Green; Joseph R. Svinth (11 June 2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. ABC-CLIO. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-59884-244-9.
  3. ↑ Gorō Shiba (January 1999). Remembering Aizu: The Testament of Shiba Gorō. University of Hawaii Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-8248-2157-9.
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