Board
Chair | Governor | Okinawa Prefecture |
Vice Chair | Chairman of Okinawa Assembly | Okinawa Prefecture |
Chair | Okinawa Karate and Kobujutsu Preservation Society | |
Board Chair | Society for the Advancement of Traditional Okinawa Karate | |
Committee members |
Director General | Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Okinawa Prefectural Government |
Superintendent of Education | Okinawa Prefectural Government | |
Policy Advisor | Okinawa Prefectural Government | |
Director-General Transport Department | Okinawa General Bureau, Cabinet Office | |
Chair | Okinawa Prefectural Association of City Mayors | |
Chair | Okinawa Prefectural Association of Towns & Villages | |
Chair | Okinawa Prefectural Council of Municipal Boards of Education | |
Acting Board Chair | The Consortium of Universities in Okinawa | |
Chair | Okinawa UNESCO Association | |
Board Chair | Okinawa Prefectural Foundation for Cultural Promotion | |
Chair | Okinawa Culture Association | |
Chair | Okinawa Bunka Kyokai (Association of Okinawan Culture) | |
Chair | Okinawa Prefecture Museum Society | |
Representative | Okinawa Prefecture Regional History Council | |
Chair | Ryukyu Okinawa Rekishi Gakkai (Ryukyu Okinawa History Association) | |
Chair | The Folklore Society of Okinawa | |
Chair | Okinawa Chamber of Commerce and Industry | |
Chair | Okinawa Industrial Federation | |
Chair | Okinawa Federation of Societies of Commerce | |
Chair | Okinawa Prefecture Executive Association | |
Chairman | Okinawa Association of Corporate Executives | |
Chairman | Okinawa Prefectural Association of Small Business Entrepreneurs | |
Chair | Okinawa Federation of Small Business Association | |
Senior Managing Director | Okinawa Chapter, Junior Chambers International Japan | |
Chairman | Okinawa Convention & Visitors’ Bureau | |
Chairman | Okinawa Churashima Foundation | |
Section Chair | Okinawa Branch, Japan Association of Travel Agents | |
Section Chair | Okinawa Branch, All Nippon Travel Agents Association | |
Chairman | Shureido Co., Ltd. | |
Director General | NHK Okinawa | |
CEO | Ryukyu Broadcasting Corporation Co., Ltd. | |
CEO | Okinawa Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. | |
CEO | Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting Corporation | |
CEO | Ryukyu Shimpo Co., Ltd. | |
CEO | The Okinawa Times | |
CEO | Radio Okinawa Corporation | |
CEO | FM Okinawa Inc. |
Planning Committee
Chair | Tokumasa Miyagi | Former President | Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts |
Vice Chair | Hayato Sawada | Director | Karate Promotion Division, Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Okinawa Prefectural Government |
Committee members |
Tomoshige Moromi | Director | Department of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Okinawa Prefectural Government |
Morio Higaonna | Executive Director | Okinawa Karate and Kobujutsu Preservation Society | |
Masaaki Ikemiyagi | Executive Director | Society for the Advancement of Traditional Okinawa Karate | |
Zenpo Shimabukuro | Chair | International Okinawa Shorin-ryu Seibukan Karate-do Association | |
Morio Higaonna | Top Shihan (grand master) | International Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation (additional post) | |
Tsuneo Shimabukuro | Chair | Uechi-ryu Karate-do Shureikan | |
Masahiro Nakamoto | Chair | Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Preservation Society | |
Masayuki Dana | Director | Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum | |
Toru Kadekaru | Adjunct Professor | University of the Ryukyus and Okinawa University |
Ryuha Research Association
Shuri and Tomari-te Systems
Chair | Zenpo Shimabukuro | Chair | International Okinawa Shorin-ryu Seibukan Karate-do Association |
Committee members |
Masanobu Sakugawa | Chair | Okinawa Karate Shorinji-ryu Karate-do Senshinkan |
Takeshi Miyagi | Chair | Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate-do Association | |
Yoshitaka Taira | Chair | World Matsubayashi-ryu Karatedo Association | |
Minoru Higa | Chair | Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karate-Do Kyudokan Rengokai | |
Minoru Nakazato | Chair | Okinawa Karatedo Shorin-ryu Shorin Kan Association | |
Kichiro Shimabukuro | Chair | World Isshinryu Karate Federation |
Naha-te System
Chair | Morio Higaonna | Top Shihan (grand master) | International Okinawa Goju-ryu Karate-do Federation |
Committee members |
Sadayuki Taira | Chair | Okinawa Karate-do Goju-kai |
Koei Teruya | Chair | Okinawa Goju-ryu Karatedo Kyokai | |
Yoshihiro Miyazato | Chair | Okinawa Gojuryu Karate Do So Honbu Judokan | |
Meitatsu Yagi | Chairman Emeritus | International Meibukan Goju-ryu Karate-do Association |
Uechi-ryu System
Chair | Tsuneo Shimabukuro | Chair | Uechi-ryu Karate-do Shureikan |
Committee members |
Sadanao Uechi | Chair | Uechi-ryu Karate-do Association |
Kiyohide Shinjo | Chair | Uechi-ryu Karate-do Kenyukai | |
Yasushi Takae | Chair | Okinawa Karatedo Uechi-ryu Shutokukan Kyokai | |
Keicho Tobaru | Chair | Okinawa Karatedo Association |
Kobudo
Chair | Masahiro Nakamoto | Chair | Okinawa Traditional Kobudo Preservation Society |
Committee members |
Seiki Takushi | Vice Chair | Zen Okinawa Kobudo Renmei (All Okinawa Kobudo Federation) |
Masakazu Kinjo | Chair | Ryukyu Kobudo Hozonkai (Ryukyu Kobudo Preservation Society) | |
Naonobu Ahagon | Chair | Okinawa Karate & Kobudo Shorin-ryu Reihokan Association | |
Hidemi Tamayose | Vice Chair | Okinawa-ken Kobudo Renmei (Okinawa Prefecture Kobudo Federation) |