| He was accorded a state funeral, and since it was held in Kagoshima, not in Tokyo, new roads were built and troops of army were dispatched from the Kumamoto garrison only for his funeral. |
国葬をもって送られたが、東京ではなく鹿児島での国葬となったため、葬儀のためだけに道路が整備され、熊本鎮台から陸軍が派遣された。 |