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Secondary sourceArtifact4 March 1999 (photograph)

Stele Beside Ikkanseisui Spring, Ōhara-chō

Heimori · 4 March 1999 (photograph)

A weathered stone stele with carved inscriptions standing beside a spring linked to Musashi's memory in Ōhara-chō.

A memorial stele placed beside a spring associated with Musashi in his home province.

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Weathered upright stone stele with vertically carved black inscription in Japanese characters, set among green leaves, grass and small stones on a forest floor. Yellow flowers are visible at lower left.
Memorial stele beside the Ikkanseisui spring, Ōhara-chō, Mimasaka, 1999.

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What it is

This photograph shows a stone stele with vertically carved Japanese inscriptions, standing beside the Ikkanseisui spring in Ōhara-chō, Mimasaka province — a site connected to the memory of Miyamoto Musashi. The photograph was taken in 1999.

Why it matters

This stele is part of a cluster of memorials in Musashi's home region, showing how local communities have marked and explained their connection to him through inscribed stones and natural features. It was created long after Musashi's lifetime, as a later commemorative object.

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  • Why might a community place an inscribed stone next to a natural feature like a spring?
  • What might the inscription say, and how could you find out if you couldn't read it?
  • How do these small local markers differ from large monuments or statues?

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