Iwashita Michihira

• Other Names: 岩下左次右衛門 (Iwashita Sajiemon)
• Japanese: 岩下 方平 (Iwashita Michihira)

Iwashita Michihira was a Satsuma han karô who played a significant role in negotiations with the British in 1863, in the aftermath of the Namamugi Incident; he later traveled to France in 1866, and worked with Charles Comte de Montblanc to plan the Satsuma pavilion for the 1867 Paris World's Fair.

References

• Robert Hellyer, Defining Engagement, Harvard University Press (2009), 201-204.