William ReedDirector, Wa No Mori
Renaissance Samurai and Ambassador of Japanese Culture
William Reed is a Renaissance Samurai and a bilingual professional communicator with over four decades of experience in Japan. He is dedicated to sharing practical wisdom from Japanese culture through teaching, speaking, and writing.
- Academic: Professor of Japan Studies at the International College of Liberal Arts (iCLA) at Yamanashi Gakuin University and Juntendo University Faculty of Liberal Arts (FILA)
- Martial Arts: 8th-Dan in Aikido (Yuishinkai), 2nd-Dan in Iaido (Mugairyu), and a Tokubetsu Shihan (Special Master Instructor) in Nanba, the Art of Physical Finesse.
- Cultural Arts: 10th-Dan in Shodo (Calligraphy) and Vice-Chairman of the Japan Calligraphy Education Association.
- Media: Regular commentator on Yamanashi Broadcast Television, TEDx Speaker (TEDxKG, TEDxTrondheim), and author of bestsellers including The Art of World Class Presentations and Song of the Brush, Dance of the Ink.
