Speaking or Minamoto Yoshitsune, here is a monument dedicated to him: the wings on the sides of the column that is literally saying "Monument Dedicated to Minamoto Yoshitsune" (源義経公鎮霊碑) are supposed to symbolize the decorations on the helmet he wore in battle.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore 2" set on Flickr).






