Shiroyama (Last Stand of Satsuma Rebellion)
鹿児島県
The site of Saigo Takamori's last stand on September 24, 1877, where Japan's final samurai war ended with his words 'This is far enough'
The site where Saigo Takamori fell on September 24, 1877, ending the Satsuma Rebellion. On this 107-meter hill at the heart of Kagoshima City, Saigo and roughly 370 remaining troops held out against a government force of 70,000 for five days. A cave on the hillside served as his final command post. According to tradition, he uttered the words "This is far enough" before dying by the hand of his lo…
Shiroyama is a hill standing 107 meters above sea level in central Kagoshima City. It is said that a medieval castle known as Joyama Castle once stood here, serving as a strategic stronghold of the Satsuma domain. In the early modern period, the hill formed a symbolic backdrop to the castle town of …
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