At a prefectural high school in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, when the advisor of the kendo club was teaching iaido using a Japanese sword, the tip of the sword hit a student in the thigh, causing injury. This was discovered through interviews with the people involved.
The severity of the injuries were minor, and the school said, ``We apologize to the students and their parents.''
According to sources, on the 5th, at Ikoma Prefectural High School in Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture, the kendo and karate clubs were holding a joint practice to experience iaido, when an instructor in his 70s who serves as an advisor to the kendo club The sharp tip of the Japanese sword he was using hit a second-year male student.
The student suffered a 3cm cut on his thigh and was treated at a hospital, but the severity of his injuries are said to be minor.
The advisor was a 6th dan iaido student, and was facing a male student who was holding an object that was not serious, instructing him on how to maintain distance, but it is said that he was using the serious sword without the permission of the school. That's it.
The advisor has reflected on the incident and has informed the school of his plans to resign, and the student has no intention of filing a police report.
In response to an interview with NHK, Ikoma High School said, ``There is no doubt that an accident occurred.We are very sorry to the students and their parents.''