Eiichi Miyazato

Martial artist (1922-1999)

宮里栄一

Born

5 July 1922, Naha

Died

11 December 1999

Citizenship

Japan, Empire of Japan

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka, karateka

Eiichi Miyazato (宮里 栄一, Miyazato Eiichi; July 5, 1922 – December 11, 1999) was a leading Okinawan master of Goju-ryu karate. He was a senior student of Chōjun Miyagi, founder of the Goju-ryu style. Miyazato held the rank of 10th dan in karate and 7th dan in judo; on his death, he was honoured with the degree of 8th dan in judo.

Teachers

• Chōjun Miyagi

Students

• Teruo Chinen
• Masaji Taira

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q5349190 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.