- Takamori Saigō opened his first shi-gakkō academy in June 1874. By 1876, there were 12 schools in Kagoshima and around 120 throughout the Satsuma territory. The total enrolment was about 7,000 students.
- Thirty thousand Satsuma troops went to war with Takamori Saigō. Upon leaving Satsuma, each man had about a hundred rounds each, a rifle or pistol, and their sword (their primary weapon). Only a few hundred survived the rebellion, having fled or surrendered.
- More than sixty thousand imperial officers fought in the conflict. Around sixteen thousand of them died.
- During the siege of Kumamoto Castle, which lasted fifty-four days, the imperial garrison lost 186 soldiers and police officers, with 584 wounded.
- Unlike the rebels, the Imperial Army was able to replace its lost men and ammunition with little trouble, ensuring victory from the beginning.
- Crushing the rebellion cost the Japanese government an equivalent of eight million pounds, forcing them off the gold standard and onto paper currency. It more than doubled the country’s national debt.