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    Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城, Kagoshima-jō), also known as Tsurumaru Castle, was a Japanese castle located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. Kagoshima Castle...
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    large peninsulas created by Kagoshima Bay. Kagoshima Prefecture formed the core of the Satsuma Domain, ruled from Kagoshima Castle, one of the most important...
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    1871. The Satsuma Domain was based at Kagoshima Castle in Satsuma Province, the core of the modern city of Kagoshima, located in the south of the island...
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    Kagoshima University (鹿児島大学, Kagoshima Daigaku), abbreviated to Kadai (鹿大), is a Japanese national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture...
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    Amami, Kagoshima Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, Takahashi, Okayama Bitchu Takamatsu Castle, Okayama, Okayama Chibana Castle, Okinawa, Okinawa Chihaya Castle, Chihayaakasaka...
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    men reached Kagoshima on September 1 and seized Shiroyama, overlooking the city. Kagoshima boto shutsujinzu by Yoshitoshi Kumamoto Castle Saigō Takamori...
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    Shiroyama (城山の戦い, Shiroyama no tatakai) took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily...
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    back to Kagoshima city. Fighting continued there, and the stones walls of Kagoshima Castle still show the damage done by bullets. (Kagoshima Castle was never...
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    Kirishima (霧島市, Kirishima-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 123...
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    Shimazu forces, the two brothers met in Satsuma province. They besieged Kagoshima castle, the Shimazu clan's home. The Shimazu surrendered, and Hideyoshi was...
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    people of Kagoshima. She played important roles as a diplomat when living under the Toyotomi clan, she later became castellan of Kokubu Castle. It is said...
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    The castles in Top 100 Japanese Castles or 100 Fine Castles of Japan (日本百名城, Nihon Hyaku-Meijō) were chosen based on their significance in culture, history...
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    鹿児島県尋常中学校 (Kagoshima Ken Jinjō-Chūgakkō) and the year is Tsurumaru's founding year. This high school's name is derived from Kagoshima Castle also called...
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    Kokubu Castle (国分城, Kokubu-jō) also called Maizuru Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The site is...
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    Hioki (日置市, Hioki-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 46,348 in 22706 households...
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    Ichiuji Castle (一宇治城, Ichiuji-jō) is a castle structure in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Ichiuji Castle is also called Ijūin Castle. Ichiuji Castle was...
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    Izaku Castle (伊作城, Izaku-jō) was a castle structure in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The date of the castle's construction is unknown, but it is...
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    Shimazu Hisamitsu (category People from Kagoshima)
    held the court title of Ōsumi no Kami (大隈守). Hisamitsu was born in Kagoshima Castle in 1817, the son of Shimazu Narioki, the 10th daimyō; Hisamitsu's name...
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    Shimazu Yoshihisa (category People from Kagoshima Prefecture)
    Shimazu was routed in Satsuma itself, and Hideyoshi laid Siege of Kagoshima castle. Yoshihisa sued for peace, and a truce was agreed. Hideyoshi offered...
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  • Atsuhime (TV series) (category Television shows set in Kagoshima Prefecture)
    Historical Site (今和泉島津家別邸跡) <Kagoshima City> Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, is the hometown of Atsuhime. It was a castle town of the 770, 000 koku...
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  • Shimazu defeat at Sendaigawa, the Shimazu then retreated to their home castle of Kagoshima. Hideyoshi's forces numbering roughly 60,000, then made a landing...
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    Kōyama Castle (高山城, Kōyama-jō) was a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the Shintomi-honjō neighborhood of the town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture...
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    22. Ijūin-shuku (伊集院宿) (Hioki) 23. Kagoshima-shuku (鹿児島宿) (Kagoshima) Ending Location: Kagoshima Castle (Kagoshima) Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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  • Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Kagoshima) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Kagoshima) Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical...
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    imina was Sueyasu (季靖). Ijichi Masaharu was born near the walls of Kagoshima Castle. He was the second son, and his father was Ijichi Suehira (伊地知 季平)...
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    Shibushi (志布志市, Shibushi-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 28...
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    Saigō Takamori (category People from Kagoshima)
    of modern Japanese history". Saigō Kokichi (西郷 小吉) was born in Kajiya, Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, the eldest son of samurai squire (koshōkumi) Saigō Kichibē...
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  • The siege of Iwatsurugi Castle was fought in 1554 near Kagoshima Bay at the southern end of the island of Kyushu, Japan. The siege was just one of a number...
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    Kagoshima City Museum of Art (鹿児島市立美術館, Kagoshima shiritsu bijutsukan) opened within the Ninomaru (secondary enclosure) of Tsurumaru Castle in Kagoshima...
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    the Battle of Tsushima. Hikohachi was born on April 15, 1855, at the Kagoshima Castle within the Satsuma Province. His father was Aritsune Yamada who was...
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