2007-10-13 18:40:53 · 5 answers · asked by OLDIE D 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Satsuma 薩摩
Feudal Daimyo domain located in present-day Kagoshima prefecture, South-Western Kyushu.
Samurai from Satsuma and Choshu led the 1867 rebellion against the Tokugawa Shogunate, and restore the Imperial institution.
Famous samurai from Satsuma who later became Meiji statesmen include Okubo Toshimichi (1830-1878) and Saigo Takamori (1827-1877).
Nowadays, Satsuma is famous for its sweet potatoes ("satsuma-imo"), satsuma mandarines and sweet soy sauce.
2007-10-13 18:43:49 · answer #1 · answered by NOMAD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Satsuma is best known as a variety of mandarin orange, a type of tangerine thingie.
There are also satsuma plums.
It is a district in Japan with lots of agriculture.
2007-10-13 18:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by bahbdorje 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fruit that looks like a small orange! In some parts of the world, we find tangerine which is also a small sweet orange.
2007-10-13 18:50:53 · answer #3 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a variety of Manderin Orange
2007-10-13 23:37:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-10-13 20:12:24 · answer #5 · answered by one_e_man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋