Jigen-ryū
Japanese school of swordsmanship indigenous to Satsuma Province, Japan
示現流 · 지겐류
- Country of origin
- Tokugawa shogunate
- Type
- Kobudō, ryūha
Jigen-ryū (示現流 lit. 'sudden revelation style') is a traditional school (koryū) of Japanese martial arts founded in the late 16th century by Tōgō Shigekata (1560–1643) in Satsuma Province, now Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. It focuses mainly on the art of swordsmanship.
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Facts from Wikidata Q3275766 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.