2018/06/07

Toward registering Okinawa Traditional Karate as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage


　
Date and time: June 22 (Friday) 7 pm (doors open at 6: 30 pm)
Venue: Ryukyu Shimpo Hall (1-10-3 Izumizaki, Naha City)
Organizer: Okinawa Dentō Karatedō Shinkōkai (ODKS)
Co-organizer: Ryukyu Shimpo

　

  • Keynote lecture (40 minutes)
    Speaker: Inamine Keiichi (Former Okinawa Prefecture Governor)
  • Part-2: Panel Discussion (40 minutes)

              Panelists:            

                Mr. Higaonna Morio (Okinawa Prefecture Designated Intangible Cultural Asset Holder)

                Mr. Kiyūna Chōkō (Director of the board of directors of ODKS)

                Mr. Dana Masayuki (Curator of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum)

                Mr. Kadekaru Takao (Director, Culture, Tourism and Sports Division, Okinawa Prefecture Government)

  • Part-3: Question response (5 minutes)

 

  Admission is free. However, admission tickets are necessary. Tickets are available at the “Okinawa Karate Information Center” located inside the Okinawa Karate Kaikan.

  Inquiries: Okinawa Dentō Karatedō Shinkōkai (098-851-3707)