Site of the "Sagamiya" brothel that stood in Kita-Shinagawa 1-chome along the old Tokaido Shinagawa-juku from the late Edo through early Meiji periods, commonly called **"Dozo Sagami"** for its **namako-kabe plastered-storehouse walls**. A major stage of bakumatsu history, it served as the frequent meeting place of the Choshu loyalist samurai **Takasugi Shinsaku, Kusaka Genzui, Ito Hirobumi (Shuns…

Site of the "Sagamiya" brothel at Shinagawa-juku, commonly called Dozo Sagami for its plastered storehouse walls. Meeting place of Choshu loyalists Takasugi Shinsaku, Ito Hirobumi, and Inoue Kaoru. Assembly point for the 1862 Gotenyama British Legation raid. Venue of the farewell banquet the night b…