Okinawa is well known as the birthplace of Karate. There are various historical Karate spots, more than 400 Karate Dojos and many great Karate masters who are respected all over the world in Okinawa. You can visit 6〜8 Karate spots, some of which are difficult to go to by yourself.
✔ This tour is a tour which you can experience only in Okinawa, the birthplace of Karate
✔ You can visit the roots of your Karate style and experience Okinawan culture
✔ You can visit Karate historical spots which are difficult to get to by yourself
If you have ever dreamed of visiting either the roots of your Karate style or the birthplace of Karate, then this is the tour for you. We will take you on a 6-hour tour of places that are little known to not only tourists but also the locals. You can see several monuments of legendary Karate Masters. You can also visit the world’s first Karate and Kobudo Museum in Nishihara City, and the Okinawa Karate Kaikan in Tomigusuku City. Join our Karate History Tour and step into the amazing past of this ever so revered martial art.
Goju-ryu members from France, Austria and Australia visited the grave of Kanryo Higaonna sensei, founder of Goju-ryu Karate.
2. You can visit roots of your Karate style and experience Okinawan culture.
Nepal Shito-Ryu members visited the grave of Anko Itosu sensei. Shito-Ryu is named from Anko Itosu (糸) and Kanryo Higaonna (東). The members prayed for good luck for their tournament.
Hungary Goju-ryu members visited famous Goju-ryu master Tetsuhiro Hokama sensei at his dojo. Hokama sensei is also famous for being a calligraphy master. He wrote proverbs in Kanji for the Hungary members based on their requests.
*This portion of the tour has been temporarily removed until further notice.
・This is Goju-ryu tour course for Goju-ryu members from Hungary.
・Tour time is from 10:00 to 16:00.
You should bring your own Karate uniform!
We participated with our DOJO member, and took many good photos in Karate uniforms (Louis / France)
Experience at Shrine Okino-gu was great! (Wang / China)
Nice tour arrangements!
They changed the tour course based on our requests! (They added Shureido for us to shop. Thanks!!). The original course is also good! (John / England)
I miss Taiyaki!
I love Karate, but what I loved the most in this tour was Taiyaki. It is Japanese traditional sweet food. The sweet red beans inside was really yummy! (Silva / Brazil)
I want to experience ZEN next time.
The shrine Okino-gu we visited offers ZEN classes in the early morning. (Maria / India)
Very friendly guide.
Ageshio CEO Kenny guided us in English. He was a former Japanese Karate champion and a really nice guy. (Linda / England)
The Karate museum was fantastic!
I was very happy that I could meet Hokama sensei who is very famous Goju-Ryu master. Hokama sensei made the Karate museum, which is full of many valuable Karate artifacts and history. (Michael / Germany)
I want to participate again.
We visited Naha this time. I want to visit another area next time. (Johnny / Taiwan)
There are many nice photo opportunities.
There are many nice places in this tour so we could take many wonderful photos. (Patricia / Spain)
Good course!
We visited many good places all in one day, and some places seemed very difficult to get to (master’s tomb). I am very satisfied with this tour. (Tony / USA)
| Price for one person (Not including tax) | 4 or more: 13,800 JPY 3 persons: 17,000 JPY 2 persons: 19,000 JPY 1 person: 30,000 JPY |
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| Includes | Visit 6-8 spots / Tour guide / Transportation / Museum ticket / Lunch / Grave goods (Removed until further notice) / Photo data |
| Minimum Participants | 1 person |
| Tour time | 10:00 – 16:00 (Based on your request, the time may change accordingly) |
| What you need to bring | ・Beverage(s) ・Camera ・Towel (should it be a hot day) ・Karate Gi (optional) for photo taking opportunities |
| Notes | We can arrange a tour course based on your requests, so please let us know if you have any. You will have the chance to take many pictures, so it is recommend that you bring your Karate Gi with you. The tour may be changed based on the availability of some places visited. |
If you want to cancel your reservation, there will be a cancellation fee based on the following cancel policy.
| Estimate | Free |
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| After application〜15 days before the activity day | 25% cancellation fee |
| 8〜14 days before | 50% cancellation fee |
| Within 7 days | 100% cancellation fee |
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Arriving on February 19th and leaving on February 26th, 19 Karate practitioners and 4 non-karate practitioners from England came to Okinawa for a Karate Camp. The karateka had over 20 hours of training Karate and Kobudo. They also went on a Karate History Tour and a Sightseeing tour of the southern part of Okinawa. Besides
From August 1st to 8th, 2022, the 2nd Okinawa Karate World Tournament and the 1st Okinawa Karate Boys and Girls World Tournament will be held at two venues, the Okinawa Karate Kaikan and the Okinawa Prefectural Budokan. Despite Covid, 2,200 people from 27 countries around the world will participate. In the morning of the first
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