Shimazu Yoshihisa was a powerful daimyō and the 16th Chief of Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province, the eldest son of Shimazu Takahisa. He was renowned as a great general, who managed to subjugate Kyushu through the deft maneuvering of his three brothers. Eventually in 1585, Yoshihisa succeeded controlled the entire Kyushu region.
Statue of Yoshihisa
Water moat and stone wall of Kokubu Castle
Tomb of Shimazu Yoshihisa in Tokuji-Temple
The Shimazu clan were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.
Grave of Shimazu family at Mount Kōya.
Samurai of the Satsuma clan, during the Boshin War period (1868–1869)