Famous samurai Sakamoto Ryoma and his wife Oryo

photo: Junko Nagata ©Japanbyweb.com

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.

 

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