Saigo Kikujiro

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  • Born: 1861
  • Died: 1928
  • Japanese: 西郷 菊次郎 (Saigô Kikujirô)

Saigô Kikujirô was a son of Saigô Takamori. His mother, Ryû Aiko (Aikana) was a local woman from Amami Ôshima.

Kikujirô married a woman known as Hisa or Hisako. They had seven sons and seven daughters together.

Children

  1. Ryûkichi (1893-1965) - worked at Kirishima Shrine
  2. Hana (1895-1953)
  3. Takaharu (1899-1977) - judo instructor
  4. Haru (b. 1898)
  5. Shimako (b. 1901)
  6. Yoshi (b. 1903)
  7. Yasu (1905-1931)
  8. Takahide (1907-1985) - board chairman of Takushoku University
  9. Takayasu (1908-1979) - his sons Takafumi and Hitoshi are prominent pottery artists
  10. Sumiko (1910-2005)
  11. Takakiyo (1912-1916)
  12. Kiyo (1914-2010)
  13. Hitoshi (1916-1945) - died in battle in Luzon
  14. Kiyoshi (1919-1921)

References

  • Gallery labels, Amami Tatsugô Shima Museum.[1]