Kajiya Yōichirō (加治屋洋一郎, 1570 – 1678) was a Japanese Swordsman.
Kajiya Yōichirō’s father was a Japanese Buddhist monk who travelled to Shambhala for spiritual practice. On his way back he spent some time in Tibet, where he met a woman. They married, and after Yōichirō was born, the family moved to Japan.
Kajiya Yōichirō was the least known swordsman of all in the whole of Japan. As a young adult Kajiya Yōichirō travelled as a mercenary swordsman offering his protection services to wealthy gem merchants and money lenders.
After living abroad for over thirteen years, he came home and settled not far from his hometown in an abandoned house next to a mountain. He had a quiet life, spent his afternoons in his garden, kept chickens and shared the eggs with his neighbours. At night he walked and safe guarded the local railway tracks while practicing the art of kenjutsu with his bokutō. When he woke up at noon, he had breakfast, he washed the dishes, took-a-shit, and watched the snow falling.
It was said that of those who had walked the earth only the Buddha Shakyamuni could understand the level of enlightenment which Kajiya Yōichirō had reached. Kajiya Yōichirō couldn‘t care less.
When the rightfull owner of the house returned, Kajiya had to leave. As he remembered the Buddha Shakyamuni‘s words “It is better to travel well than to arrive“, he continued his journey and founded the Ryokōsha-ryū kenjutsu (The traveller‘s school of swordfighting).
Kajiya did not speak much and didn‘t like to socialize. He knew this world was filled with retards who always felt they had to share their „good“ advice with everyone. Kajiya lived by the Tibetan proverb „One good punch on your enemy’s nose, gives more pleasure than hearing well-meaning advice from your elders.“ On several occasions Kajiya encountered wild and aggresive animals. Villagers would warn him, but Kajiya couldn‘t care less. He let the animals come up to him and they would connect. When the villagers asked Kajiya why the animals didn’t attack him, he replied „Man in his physical form is only an animal. As man has forgotten that he is part of nature, he no longer knows how to communicate with plants and animals“.
Not much was written about Kajiya. He was known for saying „Having the moon as your companion while performing your duties, and waking as the sun stands at it’s highest, one should steer clear of one‘s mobile. Have breakfast, wash your dishes, take your first dump. Observe the snow falling for a while or practice the art of kenjutsu. Then put off your airplane mode. This is the secret to a peaceful day. Any storm that will come on your path will be met with tranquility.“
One time a villager came up to Kajiya and implied „Kajiya-san, you speak of steering clear of one’s mobile phone when waking, but in the time and age you live mobile phones are not invented yet“, to which Kajiya replied „Ah, but you see time as linear.“ Some people claim that Kajiya Yōichirō never lived. This is true, Kajiya Yōichirō never lived. He lives. He always has and he always will.