| + | *Astronomy - Satsuma han was the only domain that the shogunate granted permission to produce and maintain their own calendars, in recognition of the domain's accomplishments in astronomy: including the Tenmonkan, Kontengi celestial globes, and sunglasses for sky observation. Satsuma regularly sent students to Edo to study astronomy. Satsuma had in fact produced its own calendars since the medieval period. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21545513685/sizes/k/] |