Hello friends!! I went to Kagoshima, prefecture located in the south end of Kyushu island.

 

Do&See

Greet Mr. Saigo

This is a statue of Takamori Saigo, the Japanese rebel and statesman in 19th century. Military leader of the Meiji restoration.

When Japanese people think about a “statue”, we probably think of “Hachi (the statue of a dog in Shibuya station in Tokyo)” or this guy. There are many TV dramas and movies about him.

I thought his statue was in the middle of a park etc., but it is standing in the middle of the town, so Mr. Saigo can see peoples’ lives directly 🙂

西郷隆盛

Green and green statue. Camouflage???

西郷隆盛

西郷隆盛

I shook hands with him!

It’s located in the middle of the city:)

 

 

Visit Terukuni Shrine

The most visited shrine in Kagoshima prefecture. When I visited the shrine, there was a wedding ceremony 🙂

 

It was SOY much fun!!

I’ll write about what to eat in my next blog!!!