It seems that the ”zensyouji ” temple is called the holy place to the foreigner who is learning karate. Although the persons who guided today the foreigner who came for the visit to a grave, and came to Coco and who know also locally were few small temples, the chief priest also gave explanation about Mr. Funakoshi to the foreign visitor who cannot speak Japanese in the very franker one in halting English, and even tea obtained them, and they were able to spend pleasant time. Funakoshi 義珍 December 23, 1868 (Meiji first year November 10) - April 26, 1957 is a karate house of the Okinawa native. The founder in which are the one first person to introduce karate (it is tode those days) to a mainland, and the Shoto hall style is de facto. Karate spread in a mainland had distinguished services. There is also an unknown portion about career or ability.
いつもお世話になっています。
住職のお人柄にいつも心が癒されます。
地元でも知ってる人は少ない小さいお寺ですが住職はとても気さくな方で日本語を話せない外国のお客さんにもジェスチャー交じりで船越氏についての説明をしてくれてお茶まで頂き気持ちの良い時間が過ごせました。
注)船越 義珍（ふなこし ぎちん、1868年12月23日（明治元年11月10日） - 1957年4月26日）は、沖縄県出身の空手家。初めて空手（当時は唐手）を本土に紹介した一人であり、松濤館流の事実上の開祖。本土での空手普及に功績があった。経歴や実力については不明な部分もある。
It seems that the ”zensyouji ” temple is called the holy place to the foreigner who is learning karate.
Although the persons who guided today the foreigner who came for the visit to a grave, and came to Coco and who know also locally were few small temples, the chief priest also gave explanation about Mr. Funakoshi to the foreign visitor who cannot speak Japanese in the very franker one in halting English, and even tea obtained them, and they were able to spend pleasant time.
Funakoshi 義珍 December 23, 1868 (Meiji first year November 10) - April 26, 1957 is a karate house of the Okinawa native.
The founder in which are the one first person to introduce karate (it is tode those days) to a mainland, and the Shoto hall style is de facto.
Karate spread in a mainland had distinguished services.
There is also an unknown portion about career or ability.