a "hōnō embu" (奉納演武) within the haiden of the shrine. The festival usually closes with "naorai" (a celebratory meal) in the dojo and surrounding gardens, often with the azaleas in bloom. Tanrenkan Tanrenkan (鍛錬館, which means "Hardening Hall") is an aikido training hall run by Hitohiro Saito, now Hitohira, who is the son of Morihiro Saito. It is the main dojo of the Iwama Shin-Shin Aiki Shuren-Kai organisation. The Tanrenkan was built in 2000 on Saito family land and exists independently of the original Iwama dojo. Other Iwama dojo There are also other aikido dojos in former-Iwama: Shin-Shin Aiki Juku (神信合氣塾) is located 700 metres south-east from Tanrenkan. It is the old "Shin Dojo" built by Saito Morihiro Shihan. Uchi-deshi from Tanrenkan stay here. Nisshinkan is a small dojo operated by Nemoto Hiroki (Aikikai 7th dan) next to his "Aiki House" student accommodation. There is also aikido at Iwama Budokan (Martial Arts Hall). It is located at Iwama Junior High School, 1.3 km north-east from the founder's dojo. It is used by Watahiki (Ibaraki Branch), Nemoto and ISSASK. References External links 植芝盛平は神様か？ 日本敗戦の日に思う事 Nippon Kan Aikido organizations Dōjō Shinto shrines in Ibaraki Prefecture