Tsu Domain
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Tsu Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Ise Province and in Iga Province in what is part of now modern-day Tsu, Mie. It was centered around Tsu Cast
Ruins of Tsu Castle
Battle of Toba–Fushimi
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The Battle of Toba–Fushimi occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868, when the forces of the shogunate and the a
Tsu Domain
…the domain's neutrality, stating that he refused to participate in what he viewed as a private feud between Satsuma and Aizu. However, after the Battle of Toba-Fushimi, he was visited by a messenger from Emperor Meiji, and his local commanders decided to assist the Satchō Alliance by attacking the retreating shogunate…
Monument of The Battle of Toba–Fushimi
Aizu troops disembarking at Fushimi: a combination of old-fashioned samurai with pikes (left), and modern troops with firearms (appearing on the right)
French-trained Denshūtai troops
The monument at Koedabashi (小枝橋) in Tobarikyuato park (鳥羽離宮跡公園), Kyoto, where the Toba–Fushimi battle started.