Satsuma Domain
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The Satsuma Domain, briefly known as the Kagoshima Domain, was a domain of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1600 to 1871.
Former site of Kagoshima Castle in Kagoshima
A 150-pound Satsuma cannon, cast in 1849. It was mounted on Fort Tenpozan at Kagoshima. Caliber: 290 mm, length: 4220 mm
A daguerreotype of Shimazu Nariakira
Saigō Takamori, the last great warrior of the Satsuma, was one of the zealous supporters of the imperial restoration, but ended up leading the rebellion against the imperial government in 1877 that culminated in the destruction of the Satsuma clan and the end of the vestiges of feudal Japan's daimyos.
Saigō Takamori
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Saigō Takamori was a Japanese samurai and politician who was one of the most influential figures in Japanese history. He played a key role in the Meiji Restoration, which overthrew the Tokugawa shogun
Posthumous portrait by C. Nakagawa
Monument marking Saigō's birthplace in Kagoshima
Shimazu Nariakira
Amami Ōshima, the site of Saigō's first exile from 1859 to 1862