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, or the Kodokan Institute, is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. Literally, ''kō'' means "to lecture", ''dō'' means "way," and ''kan'' is "a public building" together translating as "a place for the study of the way." The Kodokan was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo. ==Function== The Kodokan Institute offers classes for those who want to master judo. The program is authorized as a non-regular school by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Its courses include the theories and practice of judo, and matters of general education. The course is divided into two parts: a general course for novices, and special courses for those who have completed the general course or its equivalent. The Kodokan also issues ranks, and many ''judoka'' (practitioners of judo) around the world become Kodokan members and have their ranks registered with the Kodokan. The Institute was founded with only nine disciples. The growth of judo in its early years is demonstrated by the growth of the Kodokan itself: * 12 mats - May 1882, at the Eishōji, a Buddhist temple in Ueno * 40 mats - Spring 1887, at Shinagawa's house, Kōjimachi * 107 mats - February 1894, at Koishikawa-chō, Shimotomisaka-chō * 314 mats - January 1898, at Ōtsuka Sakashita-chō * 986 mats - March 1958, at 2-chome, Kasuga-chō, Bunkyo, Tokyo Today, the Kodokan has 1,206 mats across the five main ''dojo'' (training halls)—Main, School, International, Women's, and Boys'—plus a special ''dojo'' for retired ''judoka'' and special technique study purposes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kodokan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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