Abstract
The 6th industrialization is the measures of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) to promote an activation of 1st industry (agriculture) by using the technique of 2nd industry (manufacturing industry) and 3rd industry (service industry). The purpose of this paper is to describe that Satsuma Domain got the immense source of revenue by “the 6th industrialization of brown sugar”, which brought about the Meiji Restoration. Satsuma’s experiences help us as a reference in considering a 6th industrialization of the present Japan’s agriculture.
Although terms and conditions differ from the Edo period, considering the result which brown sugar industry brought about, the meaning to know the “6th industrialization” is significant. Satsuma Domain was able to win the Anglo-Satsuma War which stemmed from the Namamugi Incident, and was able to avoid a possible colonization by the Great Britain. The military power by the immense profits from brown sugar realized it.
