6 additional holders of intangible cultural asset
2020/05/19
On May 19, the Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education (Director of Education, Kinjō Hiromasa) announced additional certified holders for the prefecture designated intangible cultural property “Okinawa karate and kobujutsu”. The newly recognized masters are:
Takara Shintoku (90 years old, Uechi-ryū)
Iha Seikichi (87 years old, Shōrin-ryū)
Nakahodo Tsutomu (86 years old, Uechi-ryū)
Iha Kōtarō (81 years old, Kobujutsu)
Maeshiro Morinobu (75 years old, Shōrin-ryū)
Kikugawa Masanari (74, Gōjū-ryū)
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