Our company “Ageshio Japan Co.,Ltd” invited Nepal National Karate team members for training camp in Urasoe city, Okinawa. They will make a karate training camp here from 2nd August to 22th August for Asian Karate tournament. As our CEO Kenjiro Ueda(Kenny) has taught Karate in Nepal for more than twenty years, he is familiar with Nepal Karate team coaches and we help thier camp in Okinawa. 

 They made a courtesy call to Mayor of Urasoe city on 3rd August and this news was published by Okinawa Times. Nepal has no Olympic medalist so far. But Karate is very popular in Nepal and Nepal team’s level is high. So we hope they can join in Tokyo Olympic and first Nepalese medalist will be born!!

https://youtu.be/6hNdnNQJMAE

Our Okinawa Karate Tourism service appeared in  Okinawa TV Prime news twice on 3rd August 2018. We are very lucky our company was reported on Media three times this week! Because of the 1st Okinawa Karate International Tournament was held from 1st August to 5th August, media pay lot attention to Okinawa Karate! I hear that about 35 hundreds people participated in this tournament!!

There are many Karate events in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate. 

The Karate events in September 2018 are as shown below. Please check it when you make a plan to Okinawa. 

■CFA Budokan Seminars

・Date：2018 September 29th~Oct. 10th

・Venue：Okinawa Prefectural Budokan

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Rengokai

■Naha City Karatedo Kobudo Tournament

・Date：2018 September TBA

・Venue：Naha Municipal Gymnasium

・Organizer：Naha City Karatedo Federation

■Okinawa Prefecture Senior High School Tournament

・Date：2018 September TBA

・Venue：Nishihara SHS

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture SHS Athletics Federation

■Uechi-ryu Per-age Kata Tournament

・Date：2018 September TBA

・Venue：Okinawa Karate Kaikan

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture Uechi-ryu Karatedo Federation

■Youth Karatedo Kobudo Tournament

・Date：2018 September TBA

・Venue：Okinawa Karate Kaikan

・Organizer：Okinawa Karatedo Goju-kai

■Urasoe City Karatedo Tournament

・Date：2018 September TBA

・Venue：Urasoe Municipal Gymnasium

・Organizer：Urasore City Karatedo Federation

■Nakachi All Islands Okinawa Sumo　Tournament

・Date：2018 September TBA

・Venue：Nakachi Noson Park

・Organizer：Kumejima Town Tourism Association

■Nogumi Sokan Festival

・Date：2018 September TBA

・Venue：Kadena Town Kaneku Sea Park

・Organizer：Festival Executive committee

※Reference source ：Okinawa Karate Information Center

Our company “Ageshio Japan Co.,Ltd” appeared in one of the famous Okinawa newspaper “Okinawa Times” on the top page on July 30th, 2018.

It introduced our company, our president and our service of Karate tourism menu. The first Okinawa Karate International Tournament was held on August 1st, 2018. So Okinawan Karate and Okinawan Karate tourism gets more and more attention by various media.

We will do our best to realize our mission. Our company wants to appeal the charm of Okinawan Karate to the world, and contribute to the development of Okinawan Karate.

・Article (in Japanese): http://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/291247
・Related article (in Japanese): http://www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/290689

There are many Karate events in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate. 

The Karate events in August 2018 are as shown below. Please check it when you make a plan to Okinawa. 

■The 1st Okinawa Karate International Tournament

・Date：2018 August 1st-8th

・Venue：Okinawa Karate Kaikan etc

・Organizer：Tournament Executive Committee

■The 4th Intl’ Friendship Seminar

・Date：2018 August 11th

・Venue：Urasoe City

・Organizer：Okinawan Shorin-ryu karatedo Association

■The 4th Intl’ Friendship Demonstration

・Date：2018 August 12th

・Venue：Tedako Hall, Urasoe City

・Organizer：Okinawan Shorin-ryu karatedo Association

■Oshukai Intl. Seminar

・Date：2018 August 13th~19th

・Venue：Naha, Okinawa

・Organizer：World Oshukai

■Nago City Karatedo Tournament

・Date：2018 August TBA

・Venue：21seki-no-mori Gymnasium

・Organizer：Nago City Karatedo Federation

■Gima Shiradogura Okinawa Sumo Tournament

・Date：2018 August TBA

・Venue：Gima Shiradogura, Kume Island

・Organizer：Kumejima Town Tourism Association

■Shikinado Okinawa Sumo Tournament

・Date：2018 August TBA

・Venue：Shikinado, Kume Island

・Organizer：Kumejima Town Tourism Association

■Nishime All Islands Eisa and Okinawa Sumo Tournament

・Date：2018 August TBA

・Venue：Nishime, Kume Island

・Organizer：Kumejima Town Tourism Association

■Karatedo Championship Tournament

・Date：2018 August TBA

・Venue：Okinawa City Budokan

・Organizer：Okinawa Karatedo Association

■Central Okinawa Pref. Athletic meet

・Date：2018 August TBA

・Venue：Nishihara Citizens Gymnasium

・Organizer：Nakagami-gun Athletic Association

※Reference source ：Okinawa Karate Information Center

The 1st Challenging Person Karate Program was held at Okinawa Karate Keikan on June 24th,2018.
16 persons from child to adult participated in this competition and performed Kata.

It is the first Karate event for mentally handicapped person  that refered to the event Special Olympic for mentally handicapped person. Many Okinawan Karate masters who sympathize with purpose of this event  joinend as referee, operator,instructor and so on by volunteer.

Tournament was done by four grade division.All participants had done good Kata,and they all got medal and certificate.

After that,  Karate trial class was held by Shorin-Ryu great master Takuya Kawasaki sensei for 30minutes. In addition to participants, many audience joined in class together.

It was very impressive that most participants smiled when they finish their performance and get medal.

HIroshi Akamine Sensei said purpose of the event Challenge Person Karate Competition is to encourage children with disabilities to participate in local communities through Okinawa Karate and encourage independent growth.

Zenpo Shimafukuro Sensei said Okinawa Karate is cultivates concentration and encourages healthy people, physically and physically handicapped people, and intellectually disabled people. Please fun your life every day through Karate practice.

We hope this great Karate event hold again ! And we want to support it next time!!

There are many Karate events in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate.
The Karate events in June 2018 are as shown below. Please check it when you make a plan to Okinawa. 

■50 days until the international tournament event

・Date：2018 June 12th

・Venue：

・Organizer：OPG & tournament executive comittee

■Okinawa Traditional Karate Symposium

・Date：2018 June 22nd

・Venue：Ryukyu Shimpo Hall

・Organizer：ODKS

■The 1st challenged person karate event

・Date：2018 June 24th

・Venue：Okinawa Karate kaikan

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture Special Support School etc.

■Sport Youth Exchange Tournament

・Date：2018 June TBA

・Venue：Okinawa Prefectural Budokan

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture Athletic Association

■Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Championships

・Date：2018 June TBA

・Venue：Okinawa Karate Kaikan

・Organizer：Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Federation

■Okinawa Prefecture Karatedo Rensei Championships

・Date：2018 June TBA

・Venue：Okinawa International University

・Organizer：Shinkyokushinkai Okinawa Branch

■Okinawa Shorin-ryu tournament

・Date：2018 June TBA

・Venue：

・Organizer：Okinawa Shorin-ryu Karatedo Association

■All Ryukyu Karate Kobudo Open Tournament

・Date：2018 June TBA

・Venue：Okinawa International University

・Organizer：Ryukyukan Shorin-ryu Karate Kobudo Federation

※Reference source ：Okinawa Karate Information Center