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''Satsuyû kikô'' is a travel diary written in [[1801]] by a [[Kumamoto han]] retainer, describing his travels in [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]]. The identity of the author, and the purpose of his journey, are unclear, but the content is nevertheless very informative as to people, places, events, and conditions in Satsuma at that time. The author departed from [[Kumamoto castle]] on 1801/4/12, arriving in Kagoshima on 4/25. He stayed for roughly one month, and departed Kagoshima on 5/30. He writes about meetings with the lord of Satsuma and with many retainers, friends, scholars, artists, and the like, as well as with several [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-officials; he also describes a number of day-trips he took out of [[Kagoshima]] City to visit shrines, temples, and other [[meisho|famous places]].
''Satsuyû kikô'' is a travel diary written in [[1801]] by a [[Kumamoto han]] retainer, describing his travels in [[Satsuma han|Satsuma domain]]. The identity of the author, and the purpose of his journey, are unclear, but the content is nevertheless very informative as to people, places, events, and conditions in Satsuma at that time. The author departed from [[Kumamoto castle]] on 1801/4/12, arriving in Kagoshima on 4/25. He stayed for roughly one month, and departed Kagoshima on 5/30. He writes about meetings with the lord of Satsuma and with many retainers, friends, scholars, artists, and the like, as well as with several [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] scholar-officials; he also describes a number of day-trips he took out of [[Kagoshima]] City to visit shrines, temples, and other [[meisho|famous places]].
The authors mixes ''[[kanbun]]'' ([[classical Chinese]]) and ''wabun'' (forms of Japanese language), seemingly simply depending on how he thought about certain things. Most of his objective descriptions are in ''kanbun'', while accounts of his discussions with others, and records of his own impressions and thoughts, are in ''wabun''.
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