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Hisamitsu returned to Tokyo in [[1873]] at the urging of the [[Meiji government|new government]], and served for a time as advisor to the Cabinet, and as ''[[Sadaijin]]'' (Minister of the Left). However, opposed to the continuing policies of Westernization, he returned to Kagoshima once again in [[1875]], taking up residence in the Ninomaru of Kagoshima castle.

Hisamitsu returned to Tokyo in [[1873]] at the urging of the [[Meiji government|new government]], and served for a time as advisor to the Cabinet, and as ''[[Sadaijin]]'' (Minister of the Left). However, opposed to the continuing policies of Westernization, he returned to Kagoshima once again in [[1875]], taking up residence in the Ninomaru of Kagoshima castle.

Hisamitsu then retired to Tamazato, a residence originally built by Narioki, where Hisamitsu occupied his days collecting documents and compiling histories. During the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] of [[1877]], he remained neutral, and waited out the events from [[Sakurajima]]. He was named ''[[kazoku|kôshaku]]'' (Duke) in [[1884]], and died in [[1887]] at the age of 71, in the Tamazato mansion in Kagoshima.<ref>Today, the site of Kagoshima Girls' High School (鹿児島女子高校).[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kagoshima+Girls'+High+School/@31.6127926,130.539534,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x7dbef8d91283ba54 Google Maps]</ref> He was buried in the [[Shimazu clan]] cemetery at [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]]. A new road was constructed for his funerary procession; connecting the Kuromon ("Black Gate") of the Tamazato mansion to the National Road, it is known as "State Funeral Road" (''kokusô dôro'').

Hisamitsu then retired to the [[Tamazato mansion]], a residence originally built by Narioki, where Hisamitsu occupied his days collecting documents and compiling histories. During the [[Satsuma Rebellion]] of [[1877]], he remained neutral, and waited out the events from [[Sakurajima]]. He was named ''[[kazoku|kôshaku]]'' (Duke) in [[1884]], and died in [[1887]] at the age of 71, in the Tamazato mansion in Kagoshima.<ref>Today, the site of Kagoshima Girls' High School (鹿児島女子高校).[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kagoshima+Girls'+High+School/@31.6127926,130.539534,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x7dbef8d91283ba54 Google Maps]</ref> He was buried in the [[Shimazu clan]] cemetery at [[Fukusho-ji|Fukushô-ji]]. A new road was constructed for his funerary procession; connecting the Kuromon ("Black Gate") of the Tamazato mansion to the National Road, it is known as "State Funeral Road" (''kokusô dôro'').

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