KUMAMOTO Izumi City JR Izumi Station Izumi IC Izumi Fumoto Akune IC Ebino IC MIYAZAKI Hisatsu Orange Railway KAGOSHIMA Kyushu Expressway Kyushu Shinkansen Kamikosikishima Sendai port Satsumasendai-MizuhikiIC Sato Fumoto Sato port JRSendai Station high-speed boat Iriki Koshiki Ohashi Bridge Satsumasendai Kagoshima Fumoto Airport City Satsumasendai-Miyako IC Kamou Fumoto ferry Kushikino port Kushikino Aira City Kajiki JCT Fumoto Aira IC Ichikikushikino City Kushikino IC Nagahama port Shimokoshikishima Ichiki IC Kagoshima Castle Teuchi Fumoto Kagoshima City Kagoshima IC Mt.Sakurajima Soyagoro IC Kagoshimachuo Station Kamoike port Tarumizu ferry Taniyama IC Tarumizu port Shibushi City Tarumizu NogataIC Ibusuki SkyLine NichinanLine Fumoto Shibushi Tarumizu City Fumoto Kawanabe IC JR Shibushi Station Minamisatsuma City Kanoyakushira JCT Shibushi port Kaseda Fumoto Chiran IC Shibushi Minamikyushu City ⇔Osaka ferry KasanoharaIC Chiran Fumoto JR Kiire Station Ei IC Former Kiire Fumoto Makurazaki City Ibusukimakurazaki Line Ibusuki City Fumoto - Defense Network of Satsuma Samurai Districts in the Edo Period MAP Access to each Fumoto area ＊For detailed information please check the website for each Fumoto From JR Kagoshima Chuo Station From JR Sendai Station From JR Kushikino Station ⇒Via Japan National Route 10, ⇒Via Prefectural Road 42, ⇒Via Prefectural Road 39, Kagoshima Iriki Kushikino Castle it takes about 10 minutes by car Fumoto it takes about 25 minutes by car Fumoto it takes about 5 minutes by car From JR Kiire Station From Sendai Port by high speed boat From Aira IC ⇒5 minutes by car to ⇒Get off at the Sato Port, ⇒Prefectural road 57 Former Kiire Sato Kamikoshikijima and walk about Kamou ⇒Via Prefectural Road 25, Fumoto Minamikata Shrine Fumoto Fumoto for 10 minutes it takes about 12 minutes by car From Minamikyushu City Hall From Sendai Port by high speed boat From Tarumizu port by Tarumizu ferry ⇒Get off at the Nagahama Port, ⇒Via Prefectural Road 232, ⇒Via Japan National Route 220, Chiran Teuchi Shimokoshikijima and drive about Tarumizu about 3 minutes walk it takes about 10 minutes by car Fumoto Fumoto for 20 minutes Fumoto From Minamisatsuma City Hall From JR Izumi Station From Shibushi Port ⇒Via Japan National Route 270, ⇒Via Prefectural Road 373, ⇒Via Prefectural Road 499, Kaseda Izumi Shibushi Fumoto about 5 minutes walk Fumoto it takes about 6 minutes by car Fumoto it takes about 10 minutes by car 【Contact】 Japan Heritage‘Defense Network of Satsuma Samurai Districrs in the Edo Period’ Promotion Council （Cultural Assets Division Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education） 10-1, Kamoike-Shinmachi, Kagoshima City TEL.+81-99-286-5357 2020.12 Defense Network of Satsuma Samurai Districts in the Edo Period During the Edo period (1603 - 1867), the Satsuma Domain covered an area that corresponds to present day Kagoshima Prefecture and parts of neighboring Miyazaki Prefecture. Headquartered in Kagoshima Castle, the Satsuma Domain was divided into 120 administrative districts. e center of each district was called Fumoto and served as a military outpost to defend the domain from enemies. is system was unique to the Satsuma domain. JAPAN HERITAGE Izumi Fumoto Japan’s tangible and intangible cultural properties have been preserved through narratives based on unique regional histories Sato Fumoto Iriki Fumoto The ideal strategic site ‒ a mountain and traditions. Kamo Fumoto fortress surrounded by rivers (Iriki Fumoto) Kushikino Fumoto By recognizing these stories as Japan Heritage, the Agency for Teuchi Fumoto Cultural Aairs plans to promote these historical legacies and to Kagoshima Castle provide comprehensive support so that revitalize the local areas. Tarumizu Fumoto Shibushi Fumoto Kaseda Fumoto Chiran Fumoto Former Kiire Fumoto I N D E X Stone walls, defensive hedgerows, Japan Heritag Fumoto - Defense Network of Satsuma Samurai Districts in the Edo Period and imposing gates ‒ the perfectly … Ｐ1 ～ Ｐ4 Fumoto - Defense Network of planned samurai town (Izumi Fumoto) ● Kagoshima Castle … Ｐ5 ● Sato Fumoto … Ｐ7 ● Chiran Fumoto … Ｐ9 Satsuma Samurai Districts in the Edo Period Discover Fumoto ‒ The Strategic ● Former Kiire Fumoto ● Teuchi Fumoto ● Kaseda Fumoto … Ｐ5 … Ｐ7 … Ｐ9 Towns Lived in by the Samurai of Satsuma ● Izumi Fumoto … Ｐ6 ● Kushikino Fumoto … Ｐ8 ● Tarumizu Fumoto … Ｐ10 ● Iriki Fumoto … Ｐ6 ● Kamou Fumoto … Ｐ8 ● Shibushi Fumoto … Ｐ10 1 2 Construction of Fumoto Fumoto were constructed at strategic locations close to the medieval forts The Background Behind employed by the Shimadzu clan and had good access to routes across land and sea. e towns were laid out with the manor lord’s residence in the middle, and Satsuma’’ss UniqueUnique DefenseDefense Network Network samurai houses forming a perimeter. e samurai houses had defensive features such stone walls, tall hedges, and sometimes moats. Each house also had an For the 400 years prior to the Edo period, the provinces of Satsuma and Osumi entrance gate tting of the owner’s samurai status. e towns were located close were under the control of the Shimadzu clan. Powerful landholders in both to canals or rivers for ease of access. provinces rebelled against Shimadzu rule and a network of close to 1,000 mountain fortresses was constructed to maintain order. Towards the end of the 16th century the Shimadzu clan extended their territory to include the province of Hyuga, now part of Miyazaki Prefecture. In 1600 powerful lords from across Japan divided into Eastern and Western factions, eventually culminating in the largest conict in samurai history, the Battle of Sekigahara. e Eastern side was victorious, and the Tokugawa The Life of Satsuma Samurai Shogunate came to rule over all of Japan. Despite being on the e samurai living at Fumoto would spend their days working on losing side, the Shimadzu clan were permitted to keep the regional administration and practicing the martial arts. e Satsuma provinces of Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga, and these three domain had a much larger ratio of warriors than other domains (26% regions were compounded into the Satsuma domain. compared to the national average of 7%) and regional samurai needed to To exert control over the powerful lords across Japan, the farm within the grounds of their residences to sustain themselves. Tokugawa Shogunate decreed that all mountain fortresses should be demolished, and each domain was only allowed Some samurai also supplemented their income by making washi paper, Unglazed Clay Dolls defensive network of 120 fortresses Reimeikan Museum Collection to have one central castle. clay dolls, or blacksmithing, and their workmanship has le a direct inuence on the traditional arts and cras remaining in Kagoshima e Shimadzu clan felt the need to protect their domain today. from the Shogunate, having opposed them at Sekigahara, Aer a hard day of practicing martial arts and working the land, the and along with a central castle in Kagoshima created a samurai would relax in the evening and enjoy deep-fried sh cakes called defensive network of 120 fortresses across their domain. Satsuma-age and local distilled spirit shochu. Both are still a local Samurai residences were built at the foot of these medieval mountain fortress delicacy and are much loved by the people of Kagoshima today. mountain fortresses in military towns called Fumoto, creating a highly eective defense network for the Satsuma Shochu domain. manor lord’s residence samurai houses the Satsuma domain 26% river Model of Mountain Fortress Exhibited at Reimeikan Museum Typical Construction of Fumoto Ratio of Samurai in Satsuma Swordsmanship Training Satsuma-age 3 4 Kagoshima City Izumi City Kagoshima Castle Izumi Fumoto Keystone of the Satsuma Stronghold Defending Defense Network the Borders of Satsuma Kagoshima Castle was the keystone in Satsuma’s defense network e Izumi Fumoto was a strategically important defensive position and the residence of the lords of the Shimadzu clan. e main gate located at the north-western border of the Satsuma domain. e of the castle was one of the largest in Japan and the castle’s dening Fumoto is located on a attened hilltop located close to the site of a feature. A reconstruction of the gate was completed in 2020. e medieval mountain fort, with latticed streets dug into the ground. impressive stone walls and moat that surrounded the castle still e result is that the samurai residences here are higher than street exist, and the Reimeikan Museum is located on the site of the level and occupy the highest location in the surrounding area. lord’s residence. One section of the samurai houses in this region are designated as is is the recommended starting point for exploring this Japan a National Important Cultural Heritage Site. Heritage. Main Gate Izumi Fumoto Reimeikan Museum Reimeikan Museum History Museum 447 ● Former Saisho Family House Izumi Fumoto ● 7-2 Shiroyama-cho, 10-39 Fumoto-cho, ● Honmaru Former Takezoe ●Izumi Fumoto History Museum Kagoshima City Castle Family House ● Komenotsu River Medieval mountain fortress Izumi City Former Residence Kyushu Shinkansen Shinkansen Kyushu (Shiroyama) Shinkansen Kyushu 099-222-5100 0996-68-1390 of the Manor Lord Main Gate of Kagoshima Castle Moat and Stone Walls Former Takezoe Family House Ox carriage for tourists Medieval mountain ●Terukuni Shrine fortress Free for Izumi Fumoto Izumi Fumoto Izumi Fumoto Reimeikan Museum Interior Reimeikan Museum Reimeikan Museum Visitors History Museum(Free) History Museum Interior History Museum Kagoshima City SatsmasendaiSatsumasendai City City Former Kiire Fumoto Iriki Fumoto Discover the Original Landscape of Samurai Houses Encircled Fumoto by Rivers and Mountain Fort In 1650, just aer the start of the Edo period, the Fumoto at Kiire Iriki Fumoto is an easily defensible town backed by a medieval was relocated under the orders of the Shimadzu clan. Over the next mountain fort and surrounded by a meandering river. e winding 250 years until the end of the Edo period the layout of the region streets of the medieval fortication and the lattice like layout of slowly changed, but it is still possible to see remains of the original later Fumoto and samurai houses allow visitors to enjoy two time setting from 1650.