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"The First Honeymoon in Japan and Sakamoto Ryoma", written by the late Kyokudo Nanryo IV and translated by Nanshun, is one popular tale about famous historic figure Sakamoto Ryoma. The trip may not have ever happened since the territory of Satsuma had very strict boarder control, but the places that Ryoma and Oryo visit actually do exist... mostly.

If you are interested, Ryoma and Oryo visit Shiohitashi Hot Springs. The resort was torn down in the 1950s, but there is still a small bath there. The water there contains A LOT of iron, good for dipping injured hands. After that, the newlyweds climb Takachihomine, one mountain in the Kirishima Mountain Range, which is a(n active) volcano next to a very tall, cone-shaped peak. The Ame-no-sakahoko is located on the top of the cone-shaped peak. The present hoko is the 3rd generation hoko, and sadly not the one that Ryoma and Oryo allegedly pull out of the ground.

​There is a Honeymoon walking route for those interested in hiking the course.

I think the ending of this kodan is kind of awkward, and I have never understood what my late kodan master meant by it. In the meantime, this is how I have translated it.

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