The second day of the torch relay was scheduled to start from the Okinawa Karate Kaikan. However, since nine cities in the prefecture have been designated for priority measures to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the Okinawa prefecture executive committee has announced that the torch relay on public roads on the main island of Okinawa will not be held. The relay will be limited to the area around the Nago City Hall (Shimin kaikan) on May 1st and the Peace Memorial Park on May 2nd (Sun).
For details (in Japanese): https://tokyo2020.org/ja/torch/news/news-20210416-04-ja
A new website for martial arts (Budō) tourism sponsored by the Japan Sports Agency has been released. In addition to "Okinawa Karate" and "Castle stay/ Kendō", various contents are introduced.
The official website is: https://budotourism-japan.com/
In this 11th episode of our WA series, Shōrin-ryū master Chinen Kenyū sensei demonstrates an application of Pin-an Sandan.
OKIC has created a directory of Okinawa karate and kobudō dōjō outside of Okinawa prefecture. The purpose is to inform about the dōjō in mainland Japan that are affiliated with Okinawan organizations.
https://okic.okinawa/dojo-kengai
Currently, there are 236 Okinawa karate dojos registered in 39 prefectures out of 46 prefectures. The total number of dōjō is 236. Please check this PDF for the number of dōjō by prefecture.
In the 10th episode of OKIC’s WA series, Okinawa Gōjū-ryū master Higaonna Morio sensei explains and demonstrates Gōjū-ryū’s Kakie.
The video is at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtsfUTZIrWQ
