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At some point after his [[1787]] retirement, [[Shimazu Shigehide]] made the Takanawa mansion his chief residence in Edo. It was there on [[1832]]/int.11/26 that celebrations were held, in honor of his 88th birthday; the celebrations continued the following day at his grandson [[Shimazu Narioki|Shimazu Narioki's]] mansion in Shirogane.<ref>This would appear to be yet another Satsuma mansion in the city, beyond those listed here.</ref> Ryukyuan envoys were in attendance on both days, and particularly excellent Ryukyuan musicians and dancers were dispatched from [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] to join the embassy to Edo that year, specifically for the purpose of performing at these birthday celebrations.<ref>Miyagi, 159.</ref>
At some point after his [[1787]] retirement, [[Shimazu Shigehide]] made the Takanawa mansion his chief residence in Edo. It was there on [[1832]]/int.11/26 that celebrations were held, in honor of his 88th birthday; the celebrations continued the following day at his grandson [[Shimazu Narioki|Shimazu Narioki's]] mansion in Shirogane.<ref>This would appear to be yet another Satsuma mansion in the city, beyond those listed here.</ref> Ryukyuan envoys were in attendance on both days, and particularly excellent Ryukyuan musicians and dancers were dispatched from [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû]] to join the embassy to Edo that year, specifically for the purpose of performing at these birthday celebrations.<ref>Miyagi, 159.</ref>
The Takanawa mansion compound also included the Shûchin treasure house (聚珍宝物庫), established by Shigehide to house his immense collection of plant and animal specimens. In an inscription on an associated stele, Shigehide wrote of his great desire to collect rare plants and other natural products from all over Japan and overseas, in order to better investigate and understand the truths of nature. He writes that he established this treasure house so that a hundred years hence, they might still be preserved.<ref>Plaque at Kagoshima castle.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15230415431/in/dateposted-public/]</ref>
==Shibuya Mansion==
==Shibuya Mansion==