 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Zvitsuwa zveAmami zvaive nzvimbo yekukakavadzana pakati peSatsuma Domain yaive ichiwedzera kumaodzanyemba neRyukyu Kingdom yaive ichiwedzera kuchamhembe. Muna 1453, boka revanhu vokuKorea rakaputsikirwa nechikepe paGaja Island, kwavakawana chitsuwa chacho chichitongwa nehafu yeSatsuma uye imwe hafu neRyukyu. Chitsuwa cheGaja chinongova makiromita 80 chete kubva kuguta guru reSatsuma paGuta reKagoshima. Vanhu vokuKorea vakacherechedza kuti vanhu vokuRyukyu vaishandisa pfuti dzakanga dzapfuura dzokuKorea. Mamwe marekodhi ezviitiko muAmamishi Islands anoratidza kukunda kwaShō Toku kweKikai Island muna 1466, kupamba kwakakundikana kwaSatsuma kweAmamishi Ōshima muna 1493, uye kumukira kuviri paAmamishi Ōshima muzana ramakore rechi16. Zvitsuwa zvacho zvakazokundwa naSatsuma muna 1609 paakapinda muRyukyu. Tokugawa shogunate yakapa Satsuma zvitsuwa muna 1624. Mukati meNguva yeEdo, vaRyukyuans vaitaura nezvengarava dzaSatsuma sengarava dzeTokara. 