Machida Sanetsumi was the younger brother of [[Machida Hisanari]], and accompanied his brother and [[Satsuma students|17 other young men]] from [[Satsuma han]] in sneaking out of the country in [[1865]] to study in Europe. He was 19 at the time.
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Machida Sanetsumi was the younger brother of [[Machida Hisanari]], and accompanied his brother and [[Satsuma students|17 other young men]] from [[Satsuma han]] in sneaking out of the country in [[1865]] to study in Europe. He was 19 at the time. One of the other students was his 15-year-old younger brother, [[Machida Seijiro|Machida Seijirô]].
Sanetsumi returned to Japan the following year, in the 8th month.
Sanetsumi returned to Japan the following year, in the 8th month.