薩摩150・SATSUMA150

薩摩藩英国留学生渡英150周年 over 150 years ago, 19 young samurai left Satsuma to study in the UK; celebration of links between Satsuma/Kagoshima & UK.

[ゆづき@紋章研究家 @6meikan_herald]

Good morning. Today is the day when Saigo Takamori the last samurai died in Satsuma Rebellion. He was given Augmentation of Chrysanthemum by Emperor Meiji, but he never used it in his life. It wasn't because he was hostile, but rather because for refrained by respect.

[薩摩150・SATSUMA150 @SATSUMA150]

#Kagoshima Castle’s new rebuilt gatehouse ‘Go-Roumon’ #御楼門 #鹿児島 #鶴丸

[南日本新聞【公式】 @373news_twit]

御楼門石橋の擬宝珠 青銅製に交換　鹿児島市 https://t.co/gVCOrskKx7 #南日本新聞 #鹿児島

[The Japan News @The_Japan_News]

Visitors to Tanegashima in #Kagoshima Prefecture can both look at a window into the past at the Tanegashima Development Center, which showcases the development of matchlock guns in the country, and an exit to outer space at the Tanegashima Space Center
https://t.co/HuvRyumeME

[KamoKamo@SakuSaku@ @sakusaku_kamoik]

#イマソラ
#桜島

PM1:00を桜島がお伝えします⛰

あたたかい陽気の鹿児島です。
桜の便りがいっぱいのTwitter🌸
癒される〜🌸
鹿児島は、来週くらいかな？

ステキな１日をお過ごしください✨

#鹿児島 #Japan #Kagoshima #Sakurajima

[Bank of England Museum @boemuseum]

This #banknote was signed by the Choshu Five on 22 January 1804. They were members of the Choshu han of Japan who moved to England in 1863 to study at @ucl. All five went on to hold eminent positions like Itō Hirobumi, who was Japan's first Prime Minister.

[The Japan Society @TheJapanSociety]

Looking forward to the welcoming the "Japan-UK Season of Culture" next year!
Our project 'Cherry Trees for School' will be part of it!
https://t.co/3HBeoBshWh
#CherryTrees #Sakura #JapanUK

[Ham&High @HamandHigh]

Spend your lunch break reading about the Japanese students who risked their lives to come to Camden... @SATSUMA150 https://t.co/WQwKPdvA8k

[Spin180 BV @Spin180bv1]

The Meiji Restoration 150th this year # 明治維新150周年

[HI-JAPAN @YH_JPN_E]

This is AWESOME! #Travel #Japan #Dancing RT @SATSUMA150: #Kagoshima: birthplace of modern Japan - celebrate Saigo Takamori & 150th anniversary of Meiji Restoration with ‘Ishin! Dancin’ Kagoshima’ #維新 #西郷どん #鹿児島 https://t.co/wN0X7AZXXg

[Mayor of Camden @mayorofcamden]

Delighted to welcome the Governor of Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan to the Mayor's Parlour to sign the Friendship Agreement @CamdenCouncil

[UCL Records @UCLRecords]

Awaiting a group of Japanese High School children from Kagoshima Prefecture, who are following in the footsteps of the Satsuma 14 (some of the earliest Japanese students at UCL). Have the student registers at the ready.

[MI6 HQ @jamesbondlive]

On this day in 1966 Sean Connery arrived in Tokyo for 6 weeks of location filming, starting in Kagoshima. Swarmed by press and fans, Connery clamoured for some privacy throughout the shoot.

[Pete Dudley @DrDudley13]

Deputy Mayor Maryam Eslamdoust welcomes education links between Camden and Kagoshima as Satsuma21C students serenade those gathered at UCL's reception to remember their 19C forerunners.

[Pete Dudley @DrDudley13]

Camden Mayor Jenny Headlam-Wells & Governor of Kagoshima Satoshi Mitazono sign a Friendship Agreement between the London Borough and the Japanese Prefecture whose famous Satzuma Students returned from Camden 150 years ago to modernise Japan. @CamdenCouncil

[薩摩150・SATSUMA150 @SATSUMA150]

16 July 2018 🌋 Sakurajima volcano erupts & throws ash 4.6 km into the sky above Kagoshima. #powerofnature https://t.co/ZcgPI33B27

[MBCニューズナウ @MBC_newsnow]

MBCニュース
１６日午後３時３８分、桜島の南岳山頂火口で爆発的噴火があり、噴煙が火口���ら４６００メートルの高さまで上がりました。桜島で噴煙が４０００メートル以上上がったのは、先月１６日の南岳の爆発以来です。
https://t.co/eFoXkkg2YI

#桜島 #鹿児島

[薩摩150・SATSUMA150 @SATSUMA150]

‘Rice Field Art’ depicting Saigo Takamori; Kawanabe, Kagoshima #鹿児島 #西郷どん ＃田んぼアート https://t.co/ROkNpv0GMs

[南日本新聞【公式】 @373news_twit]

緑鮮やか西郷どん 川辺・田んぼアート https://t.co/d49X6AMsDL

[Daiwa Foundation @DaiwaFoundation]

#TravelTuesday The delights of #Kagoshima! @SATSUMA150 https://t.co/lTTZE4yB1v

[Daiwa Foundation @DaiwaFoundation]

Discover how some dazzling #Satsuma students started a thread that runs from #Oldham's 19th-Century cotton-spinning mills, to #Japan's modern-day car industry. This taster is curated by @GalleryOldham & inspired by #BBCCivilisations https://t.co/FiyUI58xzf @SATSUMA150 #Kagoshima