Noguchi Yukio Sensei is one of the most senior teachers (Shitenó) in the Bujinkan Dojo Japan. He has been continuously training with Bujinkan Sôke Masaaki Hatsumi for over 50 years. Noguchi Sensei is Bujinkan Dōjō Dai-Shihan and the 19th generation Sōke of Kotō-ryū Koppōjutsu. He has also Menkyo Kaiden (“license of total transmission”) in Gyokko ryu, Togakure ryu and Kukishin ryu rokushakubo.