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*''Japanese'': [[大山]] 菊子 ''(Ooyama Kikuko)''

*''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.

Ôyama Kikuko was the 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 had one older brother, [[Saigo Kikujiro|Saigô Kikujirô]], and a number of half-siblings.

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]].

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]].