【Report】Waryu Dojo 14 days Budo-camp in Okinawa, Kyoto and Osaka

Over 70 Budo-practitioners came to Okinawa from Switzerland and Poland. Fortunately we got a chance to arrange their Budo-training classes and other activities. We had arranged for them to have three hours of Budo classes, which cover three major martial arts (Karate, Aiki-do and Iai-do). In order to make the camp more beneficial for them, we arranged three great masters of each martial art.

Schedule Table (13 nights, 14 days)

Day

 AM

 PM
Day 1 (Osaka) International Flight Arrive at Kansai international Airport
Day 2 (Kyoto)Sightseeing (Fushimiinari Shrine) Sightseeing (Kinkaku-ji, Kiyoumizu temple, etc.)
Day 3 (Nara & Osaka)Sightseeing (Nara Deer Park & Todaiji Temple) Sightseeing (Osaka castle, Kaiyukan Aquarium,   Tempozan Market Place, etc.)
Day 4 (Osaka to Okinawa)Flight (KIX to Okinawa) Welcome Party at “Paikaji”
Day 5 (Okinawa)Budo training (3 hours)  Free Time
Day 6 (Okinawa)Budo training (3 hours) Sightseeing (Shuri castle)
Day 7 (Okinawa)Budo training (3 hours) Free Time
Day 8 (Okinawa)Karate Tournament organized by “Kaiho juku”  Karate Tournament
Day 9 (Okinawa)Budo training (3 hours) Okinawa Tour (Zazen experience, Chinen-misaki, Sefa Utaki)
Day 10 (Okinawa)Budo training (3 hours) Sightseeing (Tsuboya Pottery Street)
Day 11 (Okinawa)Karate-Tour (Monument of Kanryo Higaonnna and Chojun Miyagi, Monument of Anko Itosu) Karate-Tour (Okinogu shrine, Karate museum and Shureido)
Day 12 (Okinawa)Budo training (3 hours)  Free Time
Day 13 (Okinawa)Budo training (3 hours) Yukata Farewell Party at Kariyushi Urban Resort Naha Hotel
Day 14 (Okinawa)International flight from Naha airport 

 

Day 1 - Arrive in Japan

Osaka Kansai International Airport

Day 2 - Sightseeing in Kyoto

Fushimiinari Shrine, Kinkaku-ji, Kiyoumizu temple / Tsutenkaku & Shinsekai area

Day 3 - Sightseeing in Nara & Osaka

Nara Deer Park & Todaiji Temple / Osaka castle, Kaiyukan Aquarium, Shopping at Shinsaibashi & Namba, Dotonbori, Griko Neon

DayDay 4 - Domestic Flight (Osaka to Okinawa)

Naha Airport Domestic Terminal

Welcome Party at Paikaji

Day 5 - Budo training

Budo training day 1

Day 6 - Budo training & Sightseeing

Budo training day 2

Shuri Castle sightseeing

Day 7 - Budo training

Budo training day 3

Day 8 - Karate Tournament

Day 9 - Budo training & Sightseeing

Budo training day 4

Okinawa Tour (Chinen-misaki, Sefa Utaki, Zazen-experience at Shurikannendo)

Day 10 - Budo training & Sightseeing

Budo training day 5 - Tai-chi

Walking around Tsuboya Pottery Street

Day 11 - Karate History Tour

Monument of Kanryo Higaonnna, Chojun Miyagi and Anko Itosu / Okinogu shrine, Karate museum and Shureido

Day 12 - Budo training

Budo training day 6

Day 13 - Budo training & Farewell party

Budo training day 7

Yukata Farewell Party at Kariyushi Urban Resort Naha Hotel

Day 14 - International Flight (from Naha Airport)