IKO Kyokushinkaikan founder Sosai Masutatsu Oyama's 19th memorial service was held at the Mitsumine Shrine in Saitama Pref. on Monday, April 29th. This year the International Friendship and World Weight Category tournament was held for 3 days from April 26th, the day Sosai passed away, so the memorial service was held after the tournament on April 29th.
230 members took part in this memorial service which included IKO President Kancho Shokei Matsui, Shihan Yuzo Goda, IKO officials, Branch Chiefs from all over Japan and overseas, all members who went to the International Training Camp and headquarter staff. Participants together gave prayers to the founder of Kyokushin karate. The memorial sevice started with a prayer Shinto style then members moved to the "Soreisha" where Sosai Oyama's spirit rest and finished by paying respect to Sosai's Monument.