A 38-room, 2,450-tsubo samurai estate restored to honor the chief retainer of Aizu—site where his wife and 20 family members perished in the Boshin War
A reconstructed samurai residence complex near Higashiyama Onsen in Aizu-Wakamatsu, centered on the mansion of Saigo Tanomo, chief retainer of the Aizu domain. The 2,450-tsubo estate preserves 38 rooms and commemorates the tragic suicide of Saigo's wife and 20 other family members during the Boshin War.
The Saigo Tanomo residence, which forms the heart of the Aizu Bukeyashiki complex, is believed to have been constructed around 1850 (Kaei 3). Saigo Tanomo served as chief retainer of the Aizu domain during the late Edo period, and his mansion was an imposing estate of 2,450 tsubo comprising 38 rooms…
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