Wandering Through History in Kagoshima

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.