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Statue of Takamori Saigo

Address: Taito-ku, Tokyo

Category: Public Art (Mural/Sculpture/Statue), Memorials/Monuments
Location: Taito-ku

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As chief of staff of the Meiji imperial army, Takamori Saigo (1827-77) played a key role in forcing the surrender of Edo and the overthrow of the shogunate. Ironically, Saigo himself fell out with the other leaders of the new Meiji government and was killed in an unsuccessful rebellion of his own. The sculptor Takamura Koun's bronze, made in 1893, sensibly avoids presenting Saigo in uniform.

Subway: JR Ueno Station (Koen-guchi/Park Exit); Keisei private rail line, Keisei-Ueno Station (Higashi-guchi/East Exit)

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