Bean & Stone日本語

Etched Sorrow·Rakuchū / Demachiyanagi

Presumed Site of Saigo's Kyoto Home

A stone monument stands beside the former site of a seven-story pagoda. By tradition, Saigo Takamori, a leader in the fall of the shogunate, kept a residence somewhere in this neighborhood, but its exact position remains conjectural.

Stones nearby

These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.