According to the latest studies, it is said that karate was first introduced to the Japanese mainland during the Meiji period by former Ryukyu warriors who boarded at the Tokyo residence of Tai Sho, the Marques of Okinawa.
最近の研究によれば、最初に本土へ唐手を紹介したのは、明治時代に東京の尚侯爵邸に詰めていた琉球士族たちであったと言われている。