| Date | Subject | Note |
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| Mar 6, 1921 | When Emperor Hirohito was still the Crown Prince and visited Okinawa en-route to a visit to Europe, Gichin Funakoshi led a public performance of karate, which was performed by students of Naha First High School at the Grand Hall of Shuri Castle in front of the Emperor. |
The Shoto-kai Chairman The first Chairman:Gichin Funakoshi(1936-1957)
The Shoto-kai Chairman of Broad of Directors The first Chairman of Broad of Directors:Norio Kato(1936-1943) The second Chairman of Broad of Directors:Motonobu Hironishi(1962-1995） The third Chairman of Broad of Directors:Jotaro Takagi (1995-2007) 【Legal personality “Non- profit Orgnization to obtain” in 2007】 NPO The first Chairman of Broad of Directors:Hideziro Takagi (2007-2008) NPO The second Chairman of Broad of Directors:Jotaro Takagi (2008-2016) NPO The third Chairman of Broad of Directors:Hidemitsu Nakao(2016-)
The Shoto-kan President The first President:Gichin Funakoshi (1939-1945) The second President:Shigeru Egami (1976-1981) The third Presidentl: Jotaro Takagi(1995-2016) The fourth President: Yoshinori Takita(2016-) |
| May 6, 1922 | Gichin Funakoshi travelled to Tokyo from Okinawa to attend the First Budo and Physical Education Exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education, and introduced karate (an art typical of Okinawa). He gave lectures and demonstrations in various places in Tokyo under the name of “Karate Kenkyukai”. | |
| 1929 | Master Gichin Funakoshi changed the name “karate (唐手)” to ” (空手)”. | |
| 1930 | Dai-nihon Karate-do Kenkyukai was established by Master Gichin Funakoshi to promote communication and information exchange among people who study karate-do. | |
| 1936 | Dai-nippon Karate-do Kenkyukai changed its name to Dai-nippon Karete-do Shoto-kai. | |
| Jan 29, 1939 | Shoto-kan Dojo was built in Zoshigaya, Toshima-ku. Master Funakoshi originated ten-no kata, Taikyoku shodan, ni-dan, and san-dan, and kumite kata, and kon-no kata Matsukaze. | |
| Apr 29, 1945 | Shoto-kan Dojo burnt down during the great air raid on Tokyo. | |
| Apr, 1958 | Dai-nihon Karate-do Shoto-kai and Dai-nippon Karate-do Shoto-kan were reorganized into the present Nihon Karate-do Shoto-kai. | |
| Mar, 1969 | The main office was built in Jinbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, for the first time after the burning down of Shoto-kan. | |
| Jan 18, 1976 | Main Dojo Shoto-kan was built in Shibaura, Minato-ku. | |
| Oct, 1980 | A public karate performance was given to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the new Shoto-kan. | |
| Oct, 1985 | A public karate performance was given to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Shoto-kan. | The book “Shoto-kan Saiken 10 Shunen Kinen Ronbunshu” has published. |
| Oct, 1988 | A public karate performance was given to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Shoto-kan. | The book “Shoto-kan 50 nen no Ayumi” has published. |
| Oct, 1992 | A public karate performance was given to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Gichin Funakoshi spreading karate-do in the main islands of Japan. | The book “Funakoshi Gichin Sensei Hondo Karate Fukyu 70 Shunen Kinen” has published. |
| Apr 22, 1995 | Motonobu Hironishi became the Chairman of Japan Karate-do Shoto-kai. Jotaro Takagi became the President and the Principal of Shoto-kan. | |
| Apr, 1998 | The 10th youth public karate performance was given to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Master Gichin’s birth and the 60th anniversary of Shoto-kan. | |
| Aug 27, 1998 | A memorial tree “Pine of Appreciation” was planted to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Master Gichin’s birth at Sueyoshi Park, Naha. | |
| Oct, 1998 | A public karate performance and a ceremony was held to celebrate the 130th anniversary of Master Gichin’s birth and the 60th anniversary of Shoto-kan. | The book “Shoto-kan 60 nen no Ayumi” has published in commemoration of the 130th anniversary of Master Gichin’s birth. |
| Nov 16, 2001 | Shoto-kai registered a trademark (trademark Nos. 4521545  and 4521546  of Class 41). |
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| Oct, 2002 | A public karate performance was given to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Master Gichin Funakoshi spreading karate-do in the main islands of Japan. | |
| The end of Sep, 2003 |
Shoto-kan, on the second floor of Kashiwagi Building, 1-4-2 Shibaura Minato-ku, was closed. | |
| Aug 1, 2003 | Shoto-kan was opened at 2-1-7 Kikukawa Sumida-ku. | |
| Mar 1, 2009 | A public karate performance and a ceremony was held to celebrate the 140th anniversary of Master Gichin’s birth and the 70th anniversary of Shoto-kan. | |
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Apr 5, 2015 |
A commemorative Ceremony and a public karate performance was given to celebrate the 80 th anniversary of Shotokai. |
“ 80th Anniversary Memorial Book of the Foundation of Nihon Karatedo Shotokai ”has published. |
| July ,2016 | Hidemitsu Nakao became the Chairman of Broad of Directors of Shotokai.
Yoshinori Takita became the President of Shokokan. |
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