The founder of Shotokan Karatedo, Gichin Funakoshi, was born in Shuri, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture on October 10, 1868. His pen name was Shoto. He learned karate from Masters Anko Asato...
Tomari Port and Nearby Historical Sites
Tomari Port prospered in the 13-14th centuries as a port of the Kingdom of the Ryukyus. The development of Naha Port, however, meant that it gradu...
Captain Basil Hall (1788-1844), of the Royal Navy, with the sloop Lyra under his command along with the flagship Alceste and their crews called at Naha and Tomari in the fall of 1816. The...
Naha Hari
A traditional boat race event with a history dating back some 600 years, the Naha Hari is said to have been introduced by students who went to study to China and witnessed the ...
The Matsuda Bridge Site
Remains of a bridge that crossed the Kumoji River which connected Nakamo and Izumizaki.
Nakamo referred to the expanse of sandbar that was in this area along the...
Site of the Naha Public Administration Office
The site of the office building that formerly conducted public administrations in Naha.
During the period of the Ryukyu Kingdom, Naha prosp...