Saigo's corpse was covered with a blanket and put into a wooden container, then buried at remains of Jokomyo-ji Temple (the Nanshu-jinja Shrine, around the present day front guard frame).
西郷の遺体は毛布に包まれたのち、木櫃に入れられ、浄光明寺跡に埋葬された（現在の南洲神社の鳥居附近）。