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*''Japanese'': 士学校 ''(shi gakkou)''

''Shigakkô'', literally "warrior schools" or "samurai schools," were private centers of instruction for samurai youth, established and operated by pro-samurai figures such as [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], and prominent particularly in the early years of the [[Meiji period]], particularly in [[Kagoshima prefecture]].

In [[1877]], on the eve of the [[Satsuma Rebellion]], there were roughly 7,000 such schools in Kagoshima prefecture (formerly [[Satsuma han]]) alone, with a total enrollment of roughly 20,000 students.

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==References==
*Norman, E.H. ''Soldier and Peasant in Japan: The Origins of Conscription''. New York: Institute for Pacific Relations, 1945. p44.

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