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Sakura, Chiba
Sakura Castle
佐倉城
A castle of earth and water, with no stone walls, whose lords included nine of the shogun's senior councilors.
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Hotta Masayoshi
堀田正睦
Lord of Sakura in the last decades of the shogunate. He served twice as a senior councilor (roju) and is known for leading Japan toward opening to the world.
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As lord he put great weight on education, expanding the domain school Seitoku Shoin and bringing in Western learning, chiefly Dutch studies. In 1843, during his rule, the Dutch-trained doctor Sato Taizen opened Juntendo, a medical school and clinic, in Sakura.
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