Kagoshima

His seat of government was Kagoshima, but there was scarcely any establishment worth calling a castle.

When the English squadron bombarded Kagoshima, the English ships fared rather badly.

Kagoshima, the capital of Satsuma, had been bombarded by the English fleet a few years before.

The young men of the island of Kyushu, especially of Kumamoto and Kagoshima provinces, are noted for their ambitious projects.

This year a serious rebellion broke out at Kagoshima, and was not quelled without great loss of life and a heavy expenditure.