by Stanley Pranin
1883
Morihei Ueshiba born December 14 in Tanabe, Kishu (Wakayama Prefecture)
1900
Moves to Tokyo in September, starts stationery store
1901
Briefly studies Tenjin Shin’yo-ryu Jujutsu
1903
Marries Hatsu Itogawa, a distant relative, in Tanabe. Joins 61st Army Infantry Regiment of Wakayama, late December
1905
Departs for Manchurian Front (Russo-Japanese War)
1906
Discharged from army, returns to Tanabe
1908
Receives certificate from Yagyu-ryu Jujutsu
1910
Travels to Hokkaido
1911
First daugher born (Matsuko)
1912
Leads settlers from Kishu to Hokkaido (Aza-Shirataki, Kamiyubetsu villege, Mombetsu County)
1915
Meets Sokaku Takeda (Daito-ryu jujitsu) at Hisada Inn in Engaru