Famous samurai Sakamoto Ryoma and his wife Oryo

Statue of Sakamoto Ryoma and his wife Narasaki Ryo (commonly called Oryo) in Fushimi ward in Kyoto. Samurai Sakamoto Ryoma is one of Japan’s favorite historical figures and a prominent figure in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period.
He was born on this day, January 3, 1836.