Arima Shinshichi's last words were "Stab me!" He lived one of the fiercest lives in Satsuma during his 38 years at the end of the Edo period.

From the Sengoku period to the Edo period - even in this time of peace, the Satsuma domain maintained the fierceness of the samurai, and at the end of the Edo period, their military fame was known throughout the country. Even in this large domain, which was like a hired assassin, there was one man who met a particularly violent end. This was Arima Shinshichi, who died on April 23rd, 1862 (Bunkyu 2). You may remember him as one of the village com…