Both are martial arts styles
2006-11-10 07:29:18 · 2 answers · asked by mrwee 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
Jujutsu-yes Shooto-no-At one time the cultural visa was very lax and you could go to ikebana or karate once a week and be eligible. However in the early nineties there was a crackdown and the conditions became must stricter. Nowadays you must study full time at an accredited facility to get a cultural visa. It's unlikely that a shoot dojo would be able to obtain such accreditation, since shoot fighting is obviously not traditional Japanese culture. A legit martial art like jujutsu would likely have such accreditation, at least at a hombu dojo.
2006-11-12 17:04:28 · answer #1 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that you can, but you would probably look into finding a school where you can study it first and then get that school to sponsor you - it might even be as simple as having them right a letter to the right person saying that you will be coming for a cultural study at their place.. Good luck! I would love to do that too! I would find the information for the Japanese embassy/consulate in the closest city to you and contacting them to find out the rules and what you would need for that kind of visa.
2006-11-12 13:38:42 · answer #2 · answered by River 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-19 06:12:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋