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[[Godai Tomoatsu]] and [[Niiro Hisanaga]] led a group of 14 [[Satsuma students]] on a tour of Britain, Belgium, France, and Prussia in [[1865]]. In March [[1866]], Godai and Niiro completed a contract with a group of British engineers, four of whom arrived in Japan in November of that year, and began construction on spinning factories. Three more engineers arrived in January the following year, and [[Iso cotton mill|the first modern spinning mill]] in Japan was completed that May. The engineers came on a two year contract, and were paid 5000 pieces of silver each year; their travel expenses to and from England were also paid by [[Satsuma han]].

[[Godai Tomoatsu]] and [[Niiro Hisanaga]] led a group of 14 [[Satsuma students]] on a tour of Britain, Belgium, France, and Prussia in [[1865]]. In March [[1866]], Godai and Niiro completed a contract with a group of British engineers, four of whom arrived in Japan in November of that year, and began construction on spinning factories. Three more engineers arrived in January the following year, and [[Iso cotton mill|the first modern spinning mill]] in Japan was completed that May. The engineers came on a two year contract, and were paid 5000 pieces of silver each year; their travel expenses to and from England were also paid by [[Satsuma han]].

The ''Ijinkan'' residence became home to cannon foundries in the early years of the [[Meiji period]], and during the [[1877]] [[Satsuma Rebellion]] was used as a temporary hospital by the rebels. In [[1882]], the structure was relocated to the former site of [[Tsurumaru castle]], where it served for a time as a residence for teachers at the Kagoshima School (''Kagoshima gakkô'') and the 7th High School [[Zoshikan|Zôshikan]]. The residence was returned to its original location in 1936, and came under the control of the city. The building was used by Occupation forces after World War II, but was returned in 1951, and was named an [[Important Cultural Property]] in 1962.

The ''Ijinkan'' residence became home to cannon foundries in the early years of the [[Meiji period]], and during the [[1877]] [[Satsuma Rebellion]] was used as a temporary hospital by the rebels. In [[1882]], the structure was relocated to the former site of [[Tsurumaru castle]], where it served for a time as a residence for teachers at the Kagoshima School (''Kagoshima gakkô'') and the 7th High School [[Zoshikan|Zôshikan]]. The residence was returned to its original location in 1936, and came under the control of the city. The building was used by Occupation forces after World War II, but was returned in 1951, and was named an [[Important Cultural Property]] in 1962. In 2015, it was named a [[World Heritage Site]], along with a number of other nearby sites associated with Meiji period industrialization.

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