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4 unusual facts about Chōshū Domain


Chōshū Domain

Arisaka Nariakira (1852–1915), lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, inventor of the Arisaka Rifle

Kaze Hikaru

Her primary goal is to seek avenge against the Chōshū clan, the responsible for her father and older brother's deaths.

Tsuboi Kōzō

As a Chōshū Domain samurai he took part in the defense of the city during the bombardment of Shimonoseki by European warships from September 5–8, 1864.

Yamamoto Yaeko

Doshisha students from Satsuma and Chōshū Domain was not warmly received by her, since they attacked Aizu during the Boshin War.


Charter Oath

The promise of reform in the document initially went unfulfilled: in particular, a parliament with real power was not established until 1890, and the Meiji oligarchy from Satsuma, Chōshū, Tosa and Hizen retained political and military control well into the 20th century.

Niimi Nishiki

There are speculations that he could have been a spy for the Chōshū Domain and that he also had close connections with Sonnō jōi groups in Mito and Tosa Province.


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