On the 24th of the anniversary of Saigo Takamori's death, a small-scale annual festival was held at a shrine in Kagoshima City, and descendants and people who yearn for Saigo surpassed the great people of the region.
Saigo Takamori, who was active from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era, lost in the Satsuma Rebellion and died 144 years ago on September 24, 1890, in Shiroyama, Kagoshima City.
On the 24th of the anniversary of his death, an annual festival was held at Nanshu Shrine in Kagoshima City, which is dedicated to the war dead in Saigo and the Satsuma Rebellion.
Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, Satsuma Biwa was not performed, and only the Shinto ritual was held by the priest following last year, but about 60 people, including descendants of Saigo and locals who yearn for Saigo. Attend and surpassed the great people of the region.
Participants visited Saigo's tomb next to the shrine and joined hands.
Takafumi Saigo, the great-grandson of Saigo, said, "I think it is now necessary to have the spirit of Saigo's" Keiten Mistress "who considers not only himself but also others."
In addition, his great-grandson, Yoshitaro Saigo, said, "I am grateful that the annual festival was held in such a situation. I would like to pray not only for Saigo but also for those who died in the Satsuma Rebellion."