Once there were two goverments in Japan

The Paris Expo in 1867, from Japan Shougun's Bakufu, Saga and Sagtsuma were participated.
The Expo rules is one exhibition from one counrty.
In this year Satsuma announced to represent Japan.
The items they exhibit were mostly crafts such as a huge flower vase.

Satsuma used has a catchwords of the policy "Anti Foreign Power and Respect the Emperor"
In 1868 Satsuma was no doubt to contribure the Meiji Restoration.
But, before 1863 this load and Sumurais were radical and there sent some terrorists to Kyoto and Edo(Tokyo). Terrorists killed some foreign people who visited Japan.

The famous "Namamugi Incidenst" occured in 1862.
Satsuma's Samurais killed two English businessmen who tried to cross in front of the load marching.
British sent their strong fleets to Satsuma Bay with 100 cannons.
Between them there was a two days fight.
This was a battle of artillery. British lost the captain of the flag ship their total toll was 63 men. Satsuma lost all the cannons on the ground.

This was the first battle that British could not win in Asia.
For Satsuma it was not realistic to act as anti foreign power.

This was a small war but it was the start of Japanse realistic policy.