This museum unpacks the unique social system of samurai loyalty, sword technique and education that made Satsuma one of Japan's most powerful provinces — and a driving force behind the Meiji Restoration that transformed the entire country. The hourly audiovisual presentations are entertainingly over-the-top, with animatronic versions of revolutionaries like Saigo Takamori and Sakamoto Ryoma recounting the ground-breaking Satsuma student visits to the West and the dramatic Satsuma Rebellion. A good smartphone app in English makes everything accessible.