35英語で説明したい日本3西南戦争

(The Seinan War)

The Seinan War

(The Seinan War was the last armed rebellion by the samurai class led by Takamori Saigo)

The Seinan War was the last armed rebellion by the samurai class led by Takamori Saigo

(in present-day Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in 1877.)

in present-day Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures in 1877.

(While the government was aiming for centralized power,)

While the government was aiming for centralized power,

(there were many samurai who were deprived of privileges.)

there were many samurai who were deprived of privileges.

(Saigo Takamori insisted that Korea should be opened up by force)

Saigo Takamori insisted that Korea should be opened up by force

(in order to divert the dissatisfaction of the samurai, and was opposed.)

in order to divert the dissatisfaction of the samurai, and was opposed.

(Therefore, Saigo left the central government and established a school for the samurai in Kagoshima.)

Therefore, Saigo left the central government and established a school for the samurai in Kagoshima.

(Seeing Saigo and the samurai school as a threat,)

Seeing Saigo and the samurai school as a threat,

(the government moved weapons and ammunition from Kagoshima and attempted to assassinate Saigo.)

the government moved weapons and ammunition from Kagoshima and attempted to assassinate Saigo.

(So the warrior class got angry and headed for civil war.)

So the warrior class got angry and headed for civil war.

(The biggest battle of the Seinan War was Tabaruzaka in Kumamoto city.)

The biggest battle of the Seinan War was Tabaruzaka in Kumamoto city.

(The Satsuma army, which was broken through by the government army,)

The Satsuma army, which was broken through by the government army,

(returned to Shiroyama in Kagoshima, and Saigo committed suicide, ending the civil war.)

returned to Shiroyama in Kagoshima, and Saigo committed suicide, ending the civil war.

(The Satsuma Rebellion triggered the centralization of power in Japan,)

The Satsuma Rebellion triggered the centralization of power in Japan,

(and the modernization of the military accelerated.)

and the modernization of the military accelerated.

(It might be nice to go to Kumamoto and walk Tabaruzaka while remembering the people who fought.)

It might be nice to go to Kumamoto and walk Tabaruzaka while remembering the people who fought.