Meiji and Beyond
In the Meiji era, Satake Yoshitaka was ennobled with the title of marquess (kÅshaku). Satake Yoshisato of Iwasaki received the title of viscount (shishaku). The North Satake family received the title of baron (danshaku).
Yoshitaka's son Yoshinao served in the Imperial Japanese Army, and fought in the Satsuma Rebellion.
Norihisa Satake, the current governor of Akita Prefecture, is a descendant of the North Satake branch of the clan. Yoshitoshi Satake, president of Toyo Engineering Corporation is a descendant of the East Satake, a lesser branch.
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