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Saigō Takamori
Saigō Takamori (西郷 隆盛, Saigō Takamori 23 January 1827/28 — 24 September 1877), one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, lived during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era.
A famous bronze statue of Saigō walking his dog stands in Ueno Park, Tokyo. Made by Takamura Koun, it was unveiled on 18 December 1898. Saigō met the noted British diplomat Ernest Satow in the 1860s, as recorded in the latter's A Diplomat in Japan, and he was present at the unveiling as recorded in his diary.
Saigō's last stand against the Meiji government was the historical basis for the 2003 film The Last Samurai.
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chicken pot pie [deleted] 115 months ago | reply
wow!! a nice photograph with a good history lesson to boot!
go jess!! :)
doctian 115 months ago | reply
nice shot!
Lord Ivan 115 months ago | reply
Indeed a very good shot. I go to Ueno very often and I have tried to take a shot of this statue for many times without produsing any good one.
Like the treatment you have applied also.
:-)
MaxPuliero 106 months ago | reply
nice shot and nice explain
el con quistador 43 months ago | reply
en tre el mundo yo soy elunuco