Statue of Iwako Uryu

There is a place of birth and a seated statue in Kitakata.

Original Text

There is a sitting statue in Kitamachi Park in Kitamachi, a town of Kura. There is also a magnificent birthplace monument near Kitamachi Park. It is said that she was born around here as a daughter of an oil dealer with Oda in Kitakata.

He is a person who contributed to the social welfare business.

Original Text

I was proud that I was familiar with history, but I didn't know this person. During the Boshin War, he was a Japanese nightingale-like person who helped him without any distance between his enemies and allies. It's a grave, so please be modest.

There is a seated statue in the precincts of Shigenji Temple in Atsushio Onsen.

Original Text

There is a seated statue in the precincts of Shigenji Temple in Atsushio Onsen. According to the information board, he was born in Atsushio Onsen and devoted his life to social welfare services. It is also said that he took care of the enemy and the ally in the Boshin War.

Shixian Temple

Original Text

It was the first name I heard, but it is sometimes called Japanese nightingale. There is a statue in the quaint temple called Shigenji Temple in the back of Atsushio Onsen.

The statue of the first recipient of the medal of honor as a woman

Original Text

It is located in Kitamachi Park on the north side of Otazukikura-dori in Kitakata. I used to see the statue of Iwako Uryu in the precincts of Sensoji Temple and remember that she was the first woman to receive the Medal of Indigo Ribbon, but I remembered that she was from Kitakata. It is a statue of a person who made efforts to charity in the Aizu region, which was devastated by the Boshin War.