Tomigusuku City
Okinawa Karate Symposium ~Making Okinawa Karate a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage~
- Traditional Performing Arts
- Okinawa karate
- Real-life event
- Archived video
Schedule
2026.03.20（金）
Venue
Okinawa Karate Kaikan Hall 〒901-0241 Tomigusuku City, Tomigusuku 854-1 Tomigusuku, Okinawa Prefecture Tomigusu-jo Site (Castle ruins) Site
Archived video streaming
2026/03/31 00:00 〜 2027/03/31 09:00
Charge
Participation fee is free
Contents
Keynote speech “Karate Culture as Seen in Okinawa's Traditional Events and the Path to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage”
Lecturer: Kubota Hiromichi (Director, Intangible Folk Cultural Properties Laboratory, Tokyo Institute for Cultural Properties)
panel discussion
Kubota Hiromichi, Hagio Toshiaki, Kamiya Takeshi, Sonohara Ken, Nakamura Akira
Martial arts performance disclosure
Shitahaku Shi-shi mai (Lion dance performance) Art Preservation Association (Yaese Town)
Chihara Eisa folk dance Preservation Society (Kadena Town)
Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate Shodokan Haebaru Town General Headquarters Dojo (Haebaru-cho)
Capacity：200 people
Advance applications are required
Performers
- [Keynote speech]
- Mr. Hiromichi Kubota
- (Director, Intangible Folk Cultural Properties Laboratory, Tokyo Institute for Cultural Properties)
- “Karate Culture as Seen in Okinawa's Traditional Events and the Path to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage”
- [Panel Discussion]
- Kubota Hiromichi, Hagio Toshiaki, Kamiya Takeshi, Sonohara Ken, Nakamura Akira
- [Martial Arts Disclosure]
- Shitahaku Shi-shi mai (Lion dance performance) Art Preservation Association (Yaese Town)
- Chihara Eisa folk dance Preservation Society (Kadena Town)
- Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate Shodokan Haebaru Town General Headquarters Dojo (Haebaru-cho)
Official URL
Okinawa karate symposium
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Contact
Okinawa Karate UNESCO Registration Promotion Council (within Kobundo Communications)
TEL：098-889-1131