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The students, aided by the Scotsman [[Thomas Glover]], claimed to be merely traveling to the [[Koshiki Islands]] just off the coast of Kyushu, when they departed from Hashima (an area in Kushikino city, on the Kyushu mainland<!--串木野 羽島-->). In fact, they left Japan entirely, arriving in Singapore twenty days later; 46 days after that, they arrived in London. All adopted new names while overseas, but most are known today by their "real" names.
The students, aided by the Scotsman [[Thomas Glover]], claimed to be merely traveling to the [[Koshiki Islands]] just off the coast of Kyushu, when they departed from Hashima (an area in Kushikino city, on the Kyushu mainland<!--串木野 羽島-->). In fact, they left Japan entirely, arriving in Singapore twenty days later; 46 days after that, they arrived in London. All adopted new names while overseas, but most are known today by their "real" names.
The mission was led by 34-year-old [[Niiro Hisanobu]] and 31-year-old [[Godai Tomoatsu]], and included a set of three brothers: 28-year-old [[Machida Hisanari]], 19-year-old [[Machida Sanetsumi]], and 15-year-old [[Machida Seijiro|Machida Seijirô]].
The students returned to Japan with examples of numerous new technologies, including spinning machines, and also made arrangements for Satsuma to show a pavilion, separate from that of the shogunate, at the [[1867 Paris World's Fair]]. Members of the mission also arranged to gain Britain's support for Satsuma in the upcoming [[Meiji Restoration|rebellion against the shogunate]].
The students returned to Japan with examples of numerous new technologies, including spinning machines, and also made arrangements for Satsuma to show a pavilion, separate from that of the shogunate, at the [[1867 Paris World's Fair]]. Members of the mission also arranged to gain Britain's support for Satsuma in the upcoming [[Meiji Restoration|rebellion against the shogunate]].
*[[Machida Hisanari]] (28) - first director of [[Tokyo National Museum]]
*[[Machida Hisanari]] (28) - first director of [[Tokyo National Museum]]
*[[Machida Sanetsumi]] (19)
*[[Machida Sanetsumi]] (19)
*[[Machida Seijiro|Machida Seijirô]] (15)
*[[Matsuki Koan|Matsuki Kôan]] (34)(aka Terashima Munenori)
*[[Matsuki Koan|Matsuki Kôan]] (34)(aka Terashima Munenori)
*[[Mori Arinori]] (19) - first [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]]
*[[Mori Arinori]] (19) - first [[Ministry of Education|Minister of Education]]
