Place of Saigo's Final Stand
鹿児島県
The hillside hollow at Shiroyama where Saigo Takamori fell in 1877, ending Japan's last samurai uprising.
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1877
Type
Historic Site
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10 min tram from Kagoshima-Chuo Station
1 Shiroyamacho, Kagoshima, Kagoshima
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Historic Site
Founded 1877
149 years
Overview
The site at Iwasakidani where Saigo Takamori took his own life on September 24, 1877, ending the Seinan (Satsuma) Rebellion.
Origins
During the Seinan War (Satsuma Rebellion) of 1877, the last armed uprising of the samurai class against the Meiji government, Saigo Takamori and his Satsuma forces suffered successive defeats and retreated to Shiroyama on September 1 of that year. Government forces surrounded the mountain with appro…
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