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)