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Goto Shojiro Residence Memorial Gallery
The history of Shojiro Goto,
Following the footprints he left behind in Kyoto.
Goto Shojiro, a great man of the late Edo and Meiji periods.
His usual lodging in Kyoto
On the site of the former wholesaler of the long-established soy sauce merchant "Tsuboya"
Hotel Resol Resol Kawaramachi Sanjo stands there.
The history that this place has accumulated
Follow in his footsteps as he lived through a turbulent era.
Tell us who live in the modern age
A place to continue telling the story.
This is the Goto Shojiro Residence Memorial Gallery.
In the city of Kyoto, which has 1000 years of history,
Why not come and experience the journey of the patriots who have made history?
Who is Goto Shojiro?
Achieved the restoration of imperial rule.
The only person in the world
Goto Shojiro was born in 1838 in Kochi Castle town.
He studied with Itagaki Taisuke and Iwasaki Yataro at the Tsuruta School, which was founded by Yoshida Toyo.
He was also friends with Sakamoto Ryoma and played a major role in Tokugawa Yoshinobu's restoration of imperial rule, making him a great figure in the late Edo period.
After the Meiji Restoration, he became a highly successful politician and businessman, earning praise from Fukuzawa Yukichi as "an extremely bold hero, the only man in the world," and was a figure who built the foundations of modern Japan.
The history of Shojiro Goto,
Following the footprints he left behind in Kyoto.
The gallery displays a diorama recreating the streetscape of the late Edo period, a replica of the sword sent to Goto Shojiro by the Queen of England, handwritten letters and Chinese poetry, and more.
Other items on display include a copy of a painting of a white elephant by Hara Zaichu, a painter from the late Edo period, and a replica of the stand used in photographs of Goto Shojiro and Sakamoto Ryoma, among many other poetic items.
- Gallery Supervision:
- Urban Governance Institute Co., Ltd.
Representative: Takahito Takei
HOTEL RESOL KYOTO KAWARAMACHI SANJOHOTEL RESOL KYOTO KAWARAMACHI SANJO
〒604-8031 Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Nakagyo Ward, Kawaramachi-dori Sanjo Sagaru Daikokucho 59-1
TEL.075-255-9269
It is a 4-minute walk from Kyoto City Hall Station. It is a 1-minute walk from Pontocho and Kiyamachi, the entertainment districts where you can feel the atmosphere of Kyoto.