O Sensei, Morihei Ueshiba 植芝盛平, was born on December 14, 1883. His official family registry was at Nishinotani Village 西ノ谷村, Nishimuro-gun 西牟婁郡, Wakayama Prefecture 和歌山県. The village was incorporated into Tanabe Town 田辺町 in 1924, and later became part of Tanabe City 田辺市 in 1942. At the time of his birth, Tanabe was the seat of the Ando clan 安藤氏, retainers of the Tokugawa family 徳川氏 of Kishu 紀州. O Sensei’s father was named Yoroku 与六, and his mother was Yuki ゆき. It is said that the Ueshibas had their roots in Misu 三栖, and that O Sensei’s great-grandfather was the first of the family to move to Tanabe. Today’s…