 Takeshita died in Tokyo in July 1949.Takeshita Street in Shibuya, Tokyo takes its name from the location of Isamu Takeshita’s residence.Takeshita first heard of Morihei Ueshiba through his colleague at the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, Admiral Seikyo Asano, who was studying "Daito-ryu aiki jujutsu" (the forerunner of aikido) under Ueshiba at Ayabe.