Crowd of about 400 attended the O'Sensei statue unveiling at the Aiki Jinja. Patricia Yarrow is in the right foreground. Statue at right awaits unveiling.

Listening to speakers at the Jinja. Bill Witt Shihan was among the speakers. At right, onlookers gather around O'Sensei's unveiled statue.

At left, bronze statue of O'Sensei rises in front of Jinja. At right, the three visiting Senseis: Paolo Corallini from Italy, Bill Witt from the U.S., and Ulf Evenas from Sweden. Photo below: the Ibaraki Dojo.