1950-Saito Sensei is 22 years old. He marries Sata in 1952 and soon starts a family. It’s post WWII in Japan. O-Sensei sets up his residence and dojo in Iwama. From 1948-1953, the Iwama dojo is the official Honbu headquarters. After 1953, the Wakamatsu dojo in Tokyo where his son lives becomes the official Honbu.
O-Sensei and Saito Sensei as a very young man, standing before the Aiki Jinja tori.
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Marriage Photo
The Saito’s marriage photograph. January 1952
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Families
c. 1953. Left to right: Hatsu Ueshiba, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Morihei Ueshiba, Koichi Tohei, Kisshomaru’s wife Sakuko, Morihiro Saito
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Original Jinja
1953. Saito Sensei in front of the original Aiki Jinja.
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