Schedule of the year 2004

Jan. - Mar. / Apr. - Jun. / Jul. - Sep. / Oct. - Dec.



January


05 (Mon) The first business day of the year / Greetings exchange
photo
Boys Division Kangeiko (Mid-winter Training)
Kagami-biraki
Link to more photographs
06 (Tue) Keiko Hajime (Training of the year begins)
07 (Wed) Kangeiko (Mid-winter Training) begins
10 (Sat) Special Council
11 (Sun)Kagami Biraki Ceremony
(New Year's rice-cake cutting ceremony)
16 (Fri) Kangeiko (Mid-winter Training) ends


February

05 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)
12 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)



March


04 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)
11 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)
27 (Sat) Upgrade Examination for females


April / May/ June

April

08 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)
All Japan Championships
All Japan Judo Championships
15 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)
18 (Sun) All Japan Female Judo Championships
(Budokan/Aichi)
28 (Wed) All Japan Judo Tournament for High Dan Holders
29 (Thu
holiday)
All Japan Judo Championships
(Nihon Budo-kan)
30 (Fri) Kano Shihan Anniversary Ceremony


May

04 (Tue
holiday)
Training for All Japan Boys' Judo Tournament
05 (Wed/
holiday)
All Japan Boys' Judo Tournament
13 (Thu)Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)

20 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)



June


06 (Sun) Spring Kohaku-jiai (Red & White Tournament) (Male/Female)
Kohaku-jiai
Spring Kohaku-jiai for female



Jul / Aug / Sep /



July


08 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Dan/none-dan holders)
15 (Thu) Shochu-geiko (Mid-Summer Training) begins
Shochu keiko
Beginning of Shochu-geiko
21 (Wed) The 2nd Judo Summer Course begins
25 (Sun) The 2nd Judo Summer Course ends
26 (Mon) Female Judo Summer Course begins
29 (Thu) Shochu-geiko (Mid-Summer Training) ends
30 (Fri) Female Judo Summer Course ends
31 (Sat) Upgrade Examination for female

August


02 (Mon)The 1st Judo Summer Course begins
06 (Fri) The 1st Judo Summer Course ends
14 (Sat) ~
17 (Tue)
Closed for summer recess
20 (Fri)~
21 (Sat)
Kodokan Workshop for Instructors at Junior Highschools
(Saitama)
26 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament)(Dan/none dan holders)

September


09 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto1st Dan)
16 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)



Oct / Nov / Dec /

October

10 (Sun) Autumn Kohaku-jiai (Red & White Tournament) (Male/Female)
17 (Sun)All Japan Judo "Kata" Competition


November

04 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st Dan)
11 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2 Dan or higher)
Kodokan Cup
Kodokan Cup Championships
13 (Sat) Upgrade Examination for female
20 (Sat)~
21 (Sun)
Kodokan Cup All Japan Judo Weight Class Championships

December



02 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (Upto 1st dan)
09 (Thu) Tsukinami-shiai (Monthly Tournament) (2nd dan or higher)
27 (Mon) Keiko Osame (Training of the year ends)
28 (Tue) The last business day of the year