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*''Born: [[1862]]''
*''Died: [[1909]]''
*''Other Names'': 菊草 ''(Kikugusa)''
*''Japanese'': [[大山]] 菊子 ''(Ooyama Kikuko)''
Ôyama Kikuko was the elder daughter of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] and [[Ryu Aiko|Aikana]]. She is said to have been the first woman from [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] to become an elite in Kagoshima.
She was born in [[1862]] in Tatsugô-chô on the island of Amami Oshima, where Saigô was living in exile. Originally known as Kikugusa, her name was changed to Kikuko when, at the age of 14, her father took her with him to [[Kagoshima]].
In [[1880]], she was married to [[Oyama Seinosuke|Ôyama Seinosuke]], younger brother of [[Oyama Iwao|Ôyama Iwao]].
She died in [[1909]] of pneumonia at the age of 48.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Amami Tatsugô Shima Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49490995216/sizes/3k/]
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*''Died: [[1909]]''
*''Other Names'': 菊草 ''(Kikugusa)''
*''Japanese'': [[大山]] 菊子 ''(Ooyama Kikuko)''
Ôyama Kikuko was the elder daughter of [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] and [[Ryu Aiko|Aikana]]. She is said to have been the first woman from [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]] to become an elite in Kagoshima.
She was born in [[1862]] in Tatsugô-chô on the island of Amami Oshima, where Saigô was living in exile. Originally known as Kikugusa, her name was changed to Kikuko when, at the age of 14, her father took her with him to [[Kagoshima]].
In [[1880]], she was married to [[Oyama Seinosuke|Ôyama Seinosuke]], younger brother of [[Oyama Iwao|Ôyama Iwao]].
She died in [[1909]] of pneumonia at the age of 48.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Amami Tatsugô Shima Museum.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49490995216/sizes/3k/]
[[Category:Women]]
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Nobility]]
