Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku Takeda in Shirataki

Morihei Ueshiba in front of a builiding in Shirataki, Hokkaido – 1913 In the spring of 1910 Aikido Founder Morihei Ueshiba O-Sensei gathered approximately 80 volunteers from 54 families and left Wakayama to establish a settlement in Shirataki Village (Kamiyuubetsu Village at the time) in the frontier lands of Hokkaido, where he was to live for eight years. It was while he was living there … Continue reading Morihei Ueshiba and Sokaku Takeda in Shirataki