Birth in Miyamoto village
· Miyamoto village, Yoshino District, Mimasaka Province, Japan

Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Musashi’s birth is traditionally placed in Miyamoto village, in the Yoshino district of Mimasaka Province. The precise modern site and even province of birth remain disputed. Birthplace traditions conflict: the same article discusses both Harima and Mimasaka Province. Coordinates are a representative point for the Miyamoto area of present-day Mimasaka.