Shui/Tumai-di: Nagamine Shoshin Honoring Monument - Okinawa Karate Tourism
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Shui/Tumai-di: Nagamine Shoshin Honoring Monument - Okinawa Karate Tourism
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Okinawa Dento Karatedo Shinkokai tourism page on the Nagamine Shoshin monument in Tomari, Naha. States Nagamine, born in Tomari, began his martial arts journey under Chojin Kuba of Tomari-te, then Taro Shimabukuro of Shuri-te, and ultimately Ankichi Aragaki, a disciple of Kyan Chotoku; while stationed at Kadena Police Station he studied under Kyan Chotoku for approximately two years; created the "popular kata I" in 1941; in 1997 became the first individual in the Okinawan karate community designated "Okinawa Prefecture's Intangible Cultural Property Holder."
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karate · matsubayashi-ryu · monument · website
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- Accessed2026-09-23
- Languageen
- URLhttps://tourism.odks.jp/en/post-7.html
- Archived copyhttp://web.archive.org/web/20250917152223/https://tourism.odks.jp/en/post-7.html
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