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Saigo Takamori is a popular, local hero and leader of the Meiji Restoration, which brought an end to Japan's feudal age in 1868. Discontent with the ways of the new Meiji government, however, Saigo Takamori became the leader of the unsuccessful, anti-government Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 which ended in his suicide. A famous statue of Saigo Takamori in military uniform stands in Kagoshima's Central Park (Chuo Koen). Another statue which depicts him walking his dog, stands in Tokyo's Ueno Park.

How to get there

Central Park is a 5 minute walk from the "Asahidori" tram stop, the fourth stop from JR Kagoshima Station. How to get to and around Kagoshima

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Mt. Aso & Kagoshima Tour An English-language guided tour around the southwestern island of Kyushu; Kumamoto and Kagoshima.