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Portrait or photograph of Sakuma Shozan: Portrait of Sakuma Shozan (佐久間象山, 1811 – 1864)

Virtual Memorial

Sakuma Shozan

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Sakuma Shozan, remembered for Bakumatsu scholarship, Western learning, Japanese modernization.

1811 - 1864Matsushiro, Nagano, Japan
Portrait or photograph of Sakuma Shozan: Portrait of Sakuma Shozan (佐久間象山, 1811 – 1864)
Portrait of Sakuma Shozan (佐久間象山, 1811 – 1864) Unknown author Unknown author, This image is available from the website of the National Diet Library, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Sakuma Shozan Is Remembered

Sakuma Shozan is remembered for bakumatsu scholarship, western learning, japanese modernization. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Sakuma Shozan.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Matsushiro, Nagano, Japan is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Sakuma Shozan's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Sakuma Shōzan was a Japanese politician and scholar of the Edo period.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Image connected to Sakuma Shozan: NDL-DC 762376 0057 0026crd-SakumaShozanHaka

NDL-DC 762376 0057 0026crd-SakumaShozanHaka

田山宗尭, National Diet Library Digital Collections: Persistent ID 762376, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Sakuma Shozan: a Japanese man 佐久間象山 (Shozan Sakuma)。

a Japanese man 佐久間象山 (Shozan Sakuma)。

published by 東洋文化協會 (The Eastern Culture Association), The Japanese book "幕末・明治・大正 回顧八十年史" (Memories for 80 years, Bakumatsu, Meiji, Taisho) published in 1935., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Sakuma Shozan: The Signpost to the place of Sakuma Shōzan and Ōmura Masujirō accidents in Sanjō, Kyōto

The Signpost to the place of Sakuma Shōzan and Ōmura Masujirō accidents in Sanjō, Kyōto

by 上田隼人, 画像:佐久間象山・大村益次郎遭難の碑.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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