350+ Reviews on Airbnb

Hello everyone. Thank you for reading this article. I’m Shogo, the manager of this website and the interpreter/instructor at Yushikan Kyoto’s Samurai Training Activity.

We are happy to present that we have received more than 350 reviews (☆4.99) on our Airbnb Experience page. We started taking reservations on this website in December 2022, so we achieved this number of reviews in about a year. What’s especially great is the rating is also ☆4.99. We are delighted and honored to know that everyone had a good time at our samurai training activity.

Our goal is to become the most popular samurai training activity on Airbnb Experiences. We are concerned about the fact that many other facilities are taught by undertrained instructors who don’t even train in mat cutting or don’t have their own students. Of course, we completely understand that some people prefer the easy-going experience. However, we still want to become the most well-known activity so that everyone can have an authentic option. It would be wonderful if you could continue to support us.

If you want to participate in any of our activities, please book through our Airbnb or TripAdvisor pages. We look forward to meeting you all.

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   Claudia 
 12 May 2025
 
 
 Verified it was an amazing experience our sensei was super fun and with the help of jason they explained and teched everything in thoughtful jokes and storytelling. one great thing is that this is a real dojo with real sense, also you get to use real katanas and cut mats. my husband and I enjoyed it so much!!!
  
 
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   Jana 
 12 May 2025
 
 
 Verified It was such an unique experience! Everything from putting on training gear, to training Kata in an operating Dojo, learning about Samurai history and cutting tatami with a real Katana felt so special and authentic. Yushin-sensei and Jordan were excellent, highly skilled and fun instructors. We would definitely recommend this experience, when coming to Kyoto. It's totally worth it!
  
 
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   Akash 
 10 May 2025
 
 
 Verified This is definitely a must do at Kyoto!Sensei Yushi and his team made the whole experience so authentic & pleasurable. Sensei Yushi’s alternation between English & Japanese gives the authentic feel to the presentation. Experience of handling the katana while being in the samurai apparel gives a whole new depth to this experience. Totally worth it!!
  
 
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   Gregory 
 10 May 2025
 
 
 Verified By far my favorite experience since coming to Kyoto. Yushin Sensei is very kind and an excellent teacher. Jordan was great at explaining the history of the katana and was also a great instructor. Overall great staff. I felt like a Jedi the entire time lol.Will definitely do this again if I get the chance!
  
 
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   Boglárka 
 8 May 2025
 
 
 Verified Yushin sensei and Jordan (with nice British humour) gave a very nice lesson and demonstration how to use the katana. It is a once an a life time experience in a real dojo! Don't think about it, just book it, you won't regret!