The 24th Moscow Open Kendo Tournament was hold on 22 of April 2009. There were carried out the Team, Ladies individual, Juniors individual championships. 66 participants came to Moscow from St.-Petersburg, Kazan, Ivanovo, and also from England and Japan.
“Japanese Spring in St.-Petersburg Festival” – is a traditional annual festival, hold by Consulate General of Japan in St.-Petersburg. It is a cultural event, which carried out for the St.-Petersburg citizens interested in culture of Japan.