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  • Kurokami Buried Shrine Gate
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Kurokamicho (Kurokami Junior High School Yoko)
    Kurokami Buried Shrine Gate image
  • Uenohara Jomon no Mori Park
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Kokubuenoharajoumonnomori 1-1
    "The park was developed to preserve and utilize the Uenohara Site, a large sedentary settlement of 9,500 years ago, designated as a national historic site. The ""Uenohara Jomon no Mori Exhibit Hall"", the ""Strata Observation Hall"", and the ""Site Preservation Hall"" are all located in the area, each of which exhibits on different themes. In addition, 10 pit dwellings from the Jomon period to the Kofun period have been restored, and an athletic field and an open space with grass are also in place. Furthermore, visitors can try their hand at making earthenware vessels, making magatama (comma-shaped beads), and making fire at the ""Hands-on Learning Hall""."
    Uenohara Jomon no Mori Park image
  • Imaizumi Shimazu Family Cemetery
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Iwamoto
    The Imaizumi Shimazu family is one of the branches of the Shimazu clan created to assure its unbroken succession. This cemetery is the final resting place of the successive heads of the Imaizumi Shimazu family and their wives starting from its first head, Tadasato. You can feel the stately dignity of the feudal lords who ruled this land from the 14 graves and more than 100 stone lanterns that line the cemetery. The cemetery includes the graves of Atsuhime's father and older brother. No members of the Imaizumi Shimazu family have been interred here since the end of the Edo period.
    Imaizumi Shimazu Family Cemetery image
  • Tomb of the Monk Shunkan
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Kikaicho Wan
    "The grave of the 12th-century monk Shunkan is located a five-minute drive from Kikai Airport. He was exiled to Kikaijima Island after taking part in the Shishigatani plot to overthrow Tairano Kiyomori, the de facto ruler of Japan at the time. This area is referred to by a name that means ""in the presence of the monk"" in the local dialect, and offerings of flowers and incense are still laid there. The bones of a man thought to be a high-ranking figure from off the island were found near the grave, and these bones bore the marks of a sword, so many people say that these may be the bones of Shunkan himself. The Shunkan Jogging Meet is held every year in March in honor of the ancient virtues of this monk."
  • Grave of Yononushi
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Wadomaricho Uchijiro 808
    This Ryukyu-style grave is located a 20-minute drive from Okinoerabu Airport. The grave was designated a Historic Site by the prefecture in 1966. The grave is occupied by Masajiyo, who ruled Okinoerabu Island as its yononushi (chief) during the reign of the Ryukyu Kingdom, as well as his family. According to legend, the chief, his wife, and children all committed suicide after accidentally attacking a peace vessel sent by the Okinawan kingdom of Chuzan in the 15th century. The fantastic crypt, which still stands today, is surrounded by a stone wall and was built by carving it out of the area's coral.
  • House Do Kirishima Hayato
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    Kagoshima Kirishima-shi Hayatocho Shinko 164-3
  • HOUSE DO Ishiki
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Shimoishiki 1-46-16
  • HOUSE DO Kagoshima Central
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Uearatacho 38-8
  • HOUSE DO Taniyama
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Higashi-taniyama 1-59-2
  • HOUSE DO Chuzan
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Yamadacho 378-1
  • Saigotakamorishuennochi
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Shiroyamachou
  • Sotsukiakiranohaka
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Nanrinjichou 23
  • House Do ! Yoshino
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Yoshino 1-9-7
  • House Do ! Ie Real Estate Kaitori Specialty Shop Uearata
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Uearatacho 42-51F
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Over 100 active volcanoes across Kagoshima make it one of the Japan's most exciting prefectures. The prefectural capital, Kagoshima city, looks out to one of the prefecture’s most spectacular volcanoes, Sakurajima, an island of its own that can be visited and seen close up or admired from afar, with the promise of breathtaking sunsets complete with frequent puffs of smoke and ash. Down the Satsuma Peninsula, the most southerly part of mainland Japan, waterfalls, sand onsen, and fascinating history await, while Kagoshima's abundance of satsuma imo (sweet potato) provide a wholesome snack as well as one of Japan's favourite drinks - shochu.

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