Okinawa Shihan Gakkō site

Basic information

オキナワシハンガッコウアトヒ

Area: Southern area

Before WWII, where now stands the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts used to be the Okinawa Shihan Gakkō or Okinawa Normal School. First established in 1880 in the Nishi area of Naha, it was relocated here in 1886.
Destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa, a memorial monument with the former school’s entrance pillars was raised on the premises.
Among the famous masters who taught karate at the Normal School were Itosu Ankō, Yabu Kentsū, Hanashiro Chōmo, etc.
The memorial monument is located on the side of the campus, close by the Bezaitendō Shrine.

Basic information

Name	Okinawa Shihan Gakkō site (オキナワシハンガッコウアトヒ)
Address	〒903-0812　 1-4 Shuri, Tonokura-chō, Naha City, Okinawa

Access

注意事項

Unless there is a karate-related plaque or monument at a master's grave, we don't introduce it here. If you would like to visit a particular grave, ask your instructor yourself.
Some of the monuments listed on this site are located in family graveyards. Please be quiet and respectful when visiting. Also, when a monument is located on a private property, you need to obtain the consent of the family before visiting. Furthermore, do not offer incense sticks at the grave without the consent of your family, sit on the wall of the site to rest, or perform a demonstration.
Please make sure to keep the above sites or the honoring monuments clean by taking your garbage home with you. It is ideal if you can make the place cleaner than before your visit.