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Sakurajima viewed from the Kōtsuki River. (© Li Kotomi)
Saigō Takamori’s birthplace (left) and the spot where he is believed to have committed ritual suicide. (© Li Kotomi)
A statue of Ōkubo Toshimichi. (© Li Kotomi)
Kagoshima and Sakurajima seen from atop a Ferris wheel. (© Li Kotomi)
A statue of Saigō Takamori. (© Li Kotomi)
Wakaki satsuma no gunzō statues commemorating the Satsuma youth who studied in Britain.
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