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  • Museum of the Meiji Restoration
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    4.0
    434 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Kajiyachou 23-1
    Satsuma (now western Kagoshima Prefecture) was the birthplace of Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimichi, and numerous other heroes of the Meiji Restoration. The Museum of the Meiji Restoration uses a variety of means to present the history of Satsuma and Japan during that momentous time. The centerpiece of the museum is the historic dramas shown in the Meiji Restoration Experience Hall on the basement floor. In the “Road to the Restoration,” life-sized robotic models of figures such as Saigo Takamori and Okubo Toshimichi and multiple projection screens are used to present a stunning drama. In the “Satsuma Students, Go West” exhibit, the story of the students sent to study overseas in England in defiance of the national government is presented.

    Fantastic museum next to the river You can use headphones to help understand and follow the different displays as most are in Japanese. Do the historic walk next to the river as it is beautifully set...

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  • Museum Shoko Shuseikan
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    4.0
    172 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Yoshinochou 9698-1
    This is a museum adjacent to Sengan-en. The collection hall is a group of factories that the Satsuma lord Shimazu Nariakira built for industrial development at the end of the Tokugawa period. The museum building was originally completed in 1865 as a machine factory. Currently it is utilized as a place to communicate the history of industrialization of the Shimazu family and Satsuma clan. In addition to the buildings, some of the exhibits are nationally designated Important Cultural Properties.

    This museum had some interesting exhibits about industrialisation but they were not displayed or labelled as well as they could have been. On the plus side however the gardens next to the museum were...

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  • Kagoshima Prefectural Museum
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    4.0
    46 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Shiroyamachou 1-1
    A history and natural history museum located a five-minute walk from the “Saigo Dozo-mae” stop on the City View bus line. The museum was originally established to keep records on the great Taisho period eruptions of Sakurajima. The main building consists of animal displays and a special exhibition space on the first floor, an exhibit on the natural beauty of Kagoshima within a 600-kilometer area stretching north and south on the second floor, and exhibits such as a 3D theater which introduce the industries harnessing the natural abundance of Kagoshima on the third floor. A planetarium as well as displays of a variety of dinosaur skeletons, ammonites, and other fossils can be found on the fourth floor of Houzan Hall, the museum’s annex.

    『県立博物館』という名称ではあるものの、建物は古く、規模としては小さく、ほぼ全てが鹿児島の自然（しかも多くが奄美諸島）に関連する展示であり、歴史・文化に関連する展示はほとんどありません。どちらかと言えば小学生以下の子供向けで、鉱物や動物のはく製など、実際に触ることが出来る展示があり、拝観日時次第では実験コーナーに参加することが出来ます。一部生理的嫌悪を発生させる展示物もありますので拝観の際は注意が...

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  • Saigo Nanshu Memorial Museum
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Kamitatsuochou 2-1
    This memorial museum to Saigo Takamori is just a 17-minute drive from the Chuo Station. This memorial was built in 1977 in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of his demise through donations from all over Japan. The interior of the two-story structure is constructed of wood and emanates a natural warmth of space. On the first floor is a diorama of Takamori's life and a film library, while the second floor displays materials about the Satsuma Rebellion and documents in Takamori's own handwriting. The museum shop sells books and unique goods related to Takamori, such as replicated hanging scrolls, wall decor, cute figurines of Saigo that make great souvenirs.

    鹿児島駅から徒歩15分ほど。目の前に観光地循環バス「カゴシマシティビュー」のバス停もある。 入館料は200円。市電・市バスの一日乗車券を提示すると160円に割引となる。建物は2階建てで、その外観は石垣を模しているようだ。館内撮影不可。書状、鋸、草鞋などの遺品も展示しているが、西郷隆盛の生い立ちを紹介するジオラマがメインなので、通常の博物館や資料館のような展示を期待して訪れるとガッカリするかも。

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  • Kagoshima Prefectural Museum of Culture Reimeikan
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    4.0
    115 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Shiroyamacho 7-2
    The museum is located on the site of Kagoshima Castle (Tsurumaru Castle), the residence of the Shimazu family. The moat, stone walls, and stone bridge from the Kagoshima Castle period still remain on the grounds (designated as a prefectural historic site).

    Visited this museum after it had been recommended by someone in the community center nearby, which I passed after coming from the ferry terminal on foot. For the price, building design, display...

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  • Kagoshima Prefectural Museum Annex Planetarium
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Yamashitacho 5-3

    博物館にあるプラネタリウムですが、かなり、本格的でいろいろ楽しめました。鹿児島の繁華街に近いのもよかったです。

  • Kagoshimakokusaidaigakukokusaibunkagakubuhakubutukanjisshushisetukoukogakumyujiamu
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Sakanoue 8-chome 34-1
  • Kagoshima Univ Sogokenkyu Museum Josetutenjishitu
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Korimoto 1-chome 21-30
  • Seimeitokankyonogakushukan
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Yamashitachou 14-50
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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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