Nobuko Oshiro of the Okinawa Karate-do Shorinryu, Taishinkan Association was awarded the rank of 9th-dan in January 2023. She continues to be the highest ranked female karateka in Okinawa.
In 2015, I photographed her in her dojo, and amongst the sugar cane fields that surrounded her home in Sashiki Town. We are hoping that we will have the opportunity to interview her for the Sensei: Masters of Okinawan Karate series.
Nobuko Oshiro, Kyoshi, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorinryu, Taishinkan AssociationNobuko Oshiro, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorinryu, Taishinkan AssociationNobuko Oshiro, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorinryu, Taishinkan Association training a new generation of karateka at her dojo in Okinawa.Nobuko Oshiro, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorinryu, Taishinkan Association training a new generation of karateka at her dojo in Okinawa.Nobuko Oshiro, 9th dan Okinawa Karate-do Shorinryu, Taishinkan Association in the Sugar Cane fields of Sashiki Town, Okinawa, Japan
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