Natori 名取
A student of a traditional Japanese art who has reached a set level and been granted an art name by the head of the school, often with the right to teach.
Japanese dictionaries define natori as a practitioner of a traditional art, above all Japanese music and dance, who has mastered a fixed level and is allowed an art name by the iemoto or teacher, usually built from characters of the school’s own name. Encyclopedia entries add that natori may teach pupils, usually receive a certificate for a fee and are bound by the school’s rules. Heibonsha’s encyclopedia notes that martial arts pass on technique without granting names.
Some kinbaku teachers have also given names. Studio Yukari reports that Yukimura Haruki granted the name Harumayu to his instructor Ibarako, and Akechi Kanna’s profile describes inheriting the teacher’s name in 2022. Those sources do not call this natori.