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In addition to a large practice area, our facility has rooms for cross-cultural
activities, a Japanese rock garden, a Japanese folk art museum decorated
with traditional rice straw crafts and artifacts, facilities for
live-in Aikido students, and Domo,
a Japanese country foods restaurant that has won much local and
national acclaim.
The picture above shows the front door
of Nippon Kan’s 10,000+ square-foot facility.
Nippon Kan is located at 1365 Osage Street,
a few blocks west of downtown Denver. Click here
to view a map and get driving directions.
Our
Facility
The entrance hallway at Nippon Kan features a large, hand-drawn
sketch of Nippon Kan's "logo" — a boy riding on the back
of an ox (left). This image is number 6 of the 10 Oxherding
Pictures, a series of Zen stories by Kakuan, a 12th century
Buddhist priest. |
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Waiting area featuring a brush calligraphy painting by a Zen
Buddhist priest from East Naruse village in northern Japan,
and embodies on of Nippon Kan's strongest philosophies-"fall
down seven times, get up eight times." |
The 3,000 square foot practice area (above) provides ample
space — even for large classes and seminars — and
the high ceiling makes it ideal for weapons practice. The picture
above shows the shrine at the front of the practice area. |
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Detailed view of Nippon Kan's
shomen or shrine. |
Nippon Kan's Folk Art Meseum features
the largest collection
of Japanese
folk arts and rice straw crafts in the
Rocky Mountain
region. |
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Nippon Kan's Folk Art Meseum features
the largest collection of Japanese
folk arts and rice straw crafts in the
Rocky Mountain region. |
Nippon Kan's Folk Art Meseum features
the largest collection of Japanese
folk arts and rice straw crafts in the
Rocky Mountain region. |
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Entry to Domo, our award-winning Japanese Country Foods restaurant. |
Domo Interior. |
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Domo Interior. |
Nippon Kan and Domo's Japanese Garden. |
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Uchideshi (live-in student) quarters. |
Nippon Kan's administrative office. |
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Nippon Kan's administrative office. |
Demonstrations
and Tours
Nippon Kan strives to serve the
Denver community by performing demonstrations and cultural tours
of the Nippon Kan facility for schoolchildren from elementary through
highschool and college. These tours include a tour of the facility,
an aikido demonstration, a hands-on origami paper folding demonstration,
folk art museum lecture, garden tour and a country-style Japanese
lunch provided by Domo
Restaurant.
To find out more about our domos and tours, click here.
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