Graphic design featuring a golden Japanese lion statue, a red hibiscus flower, a silhouette of a martial artist in a fighting stance with a red sun behind, and a traditional red Japanese temple, with the text "About Okinawa" in bold white and red lettering.
Traditional Asian temple with red wooden structure, ornate decorations, and a tiled roof against a blue sky.

We hope this helps to show where the island of Okinawa is located and some key places on the island related to Okinawan karate and kobudo. The island of Okinawa is located south of mainland Japan in between Japan and Taiwan. The bodies of water on each side of Okinawa is the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.  All of karate originated on the island of Okinaw.