When the Satsuma Rebellion unfolded in 1877, the Kumamoto Prefectural Office was relocated to the former residence of Mifune Town general store owner Hayashida Yoshihiro, which is near present-day Letterpress Ikeda, on the evening of February 19 to avoid being caught in the fires of war. This is why it is called the Former Kumamoto Prefectural Office. However, immediately after the move, with members of the Satsuma army and former samurai surrounding the building, staff at the Prefectural Office, sensing impending danger, ran off to keep public funds, documents, and other things safe. Because of their actions, the Mifune Prefectural Office was in service for only two days before it shut down. After that, the Prefectural Office moved from place to place within Kumamoto Prefecture and eventually returned to its former location within Kumamoto Castle on April 16, 1877, where it resumed operations.
However, immediately after the move, with members of the Satsuma army and former samurai surrounding the building, staff at the Prefectural Office, sensing impending danger, ran off to keep public funds, documents, and other things safe. Because of their actions, the Mifune Prefectural Office was in service for only two days before it shut down. After that, the Prefectural Office moved from place to place within Kumamoto Prefecture and eventually returned to its former location within Kumamoto Castle on April 16, 1877, where it resumed operations.