ak uen , ▁Tokyo ▁do jo ▁still ▁exists ▁today , ▁the ▁supre me ▁headquarters ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁ Ō iz umi ▁G ak uen , ▁Tokyo ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁As aka ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁G ense iry ū ▁organisation ▁founded ▁by ▁Se iken ▁Sh uk um ine ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁or ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁partly ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁new ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁G K IF ▁in ▁As aka ▁( J apan ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁This ▁building ▁is ▁the ▁official ▁headquarters ▁and ▁hon bu ▁do jo ▁of ▁the ▁G K IF . ▁ ▁The ▁G ense iry ū ▁Kar ate - do ▁International ▁Federation ▁has ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁do jos ▁world wide , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁in ▁Japan . ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa ▁is ▁the ▁Sa iko - Sh ih an ▁( grand ▁master ) ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁dan ▁by ▁the ▁G K IF , ▁ ▁while ▁the ▁Japan ▁Kar ated o ▁Federation ▁( J K F ) ▁recogn izes ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁dan . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁ ▁G ense iry ū ▁Kar ate - do ▁Ky ō han ▁▁ ▁K uni h iko ▁T osa ▁wrote ▁and ▁published ▁a