Photo of the Day SAMURAI, STATUE Machida Hisanari September 15, 2020 photo: Junko Nagata © Japanbyweb.com The bust of Machida Hisanari 町田久成 (1838-1897) in the garden of Tokyo National Museum. He was a samurai and the first director of the museum. Continue the Travel Hijikata Toshizo, a great samurai Date Masamune Ota Dokan Kato Kiyomasa Famous samurai Sakamoto Ryoma and his wife Oryo Hasekura Tsunenaga, a Christian Samurai Saigo Takamori Statue in Ueno Park Statue of Katsu Kaishu Equestrian statue of Sanada Yukimura in Ueda Tetsuro and Maetel in Tokyo’s Nerima ward Oizumi Anime Gate: Astro Boy Statue of Yamato Takeru no Mikoto at Mitsumine Shrine