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Instead of one castle, samurai were settled in over a hundred fortified villages across the province.
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The Tojo system was a system of local rule carried out by the Satsuma Domain (Kagoshima Domain). In 1784 (Tenmei 4), this name was changed to go. The Satsuma Domain had a very large number of samurai compared with other domains, with samurai making up 26% of the population as of 1871 (Meiji 4). So it divided its territory, settled samurai at each base within the divisions in order to disperse them, and made them part of a military network. It also used them as bases for ruling farming, mountain and fishing villages and market towns.
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Togo system, More than 100 fumoto in the prefecture Genre：Architecture
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