Etched Sorrow·Rakunan / Yokoōji

Senryomatsu Battlefield, 1868

In 1868, forces of the former shogunate held this narrow embankment against the new government army, only to fall before volleys of modern firearms. A monument and the burial ground of the defeated soldiers remain together on the site.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.