Photo of the Day SAMURAI, STATUEDate MasamuneOctober 20, 2020 photo: Junko Nagata ©Japanbyweb.com Date Masamune (1567-1636) on the grounds of the Aoba Castle (or Sendai Castle) ruins. The legendary samurai was the founder of the city of Sendai and the most powerful daimyo in Tohoku region. Continue the Travel Hijikata Toshizo, a great samurai Machida Hisanari Ota Dokan Kato Kiyomasa Famous samurai Sakamoto Ryoma and his wife Oryo Hasekura Tsunenaga, a Christian Samurai Saigo Takamori Statue in Ueno Park Statue of Katsu Kaishu Equestrian statue of Sanada Yukimura in Ueda Tetsuro and Maetel in Tokyo’s Nerima ward Oizumi Anime Gate: Astro Boy Statue of Yamato Takeru no Mikoto at Mitsumine Shrine