2001. The back of the Aiki Jinja stone. The line down the right side: “Showa jyuu-hachi nen.” (1944). The larger kanji: “Kaiso Ueshiba Morihei. Okina ken ryuu.” (Founder Ueshiba Morihei. This stone raised with respect and reverence.) Smaller kanji: “Heisei jyuu-san nen. (2001) Doushu Ueshiba Moriteru.” The stone was carved by Seiseki Abe (1915-2011), an extremely famous calligrapher from Osaka with long associations with the Ueshiba family and aikido.
Photo: Carlos Nogueira