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  • Bronze statue of Saigo Takamori
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Shiroyamachou 4
    Saigo Takamori made his mark on history during the Meiji Restoration. This bronze statue of the man was erected on the 50th anniversary of his death on Shiroyama, the place where he met his end during the Satsuma Rebellion. Standing eight meters tall, this majestic monument was created by Kagoshima City local Teru Ando, the same man who crafted the famous Hachiko Memorial Statue.
    Bronze statue of Saigo Takamori image
  • "Akamizu Observatory Square The ""Portrait of a Scream"" Monument"
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Sakurajimakamizuchou
    This monument is in the Akamizu Tenbo Hiroba in Sakurajima Akamizu-cho, Kagoshima City. It was placed to commemorate Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi's All Night Concert, held in 2004. Made from Sakurajima lava rock used in the concert arena, it has become a place of pilgrimage for the singer's fans.
    "Akamizu Observatory Square The ""Portrait of a Scream"" Monument" image
  • Ruins of Kagoshima Castle (Tsurumaru Castle)
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Shiroyamachou 7
    Also known as “Tsurumaru Castle,” Kagoshima Castle was built by Shimazu Iehisa (the first lord of Satsuma Domain) in 1602. It was a “mansion-style” castle without a tower. Today, only the original walls and moat are still extant. The Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material stands on the former site of the inner citadel, while the Kagoshima Prefectural Library and Kagoshima City Museum of Art are situated on the former location of the outer citadel.
    Ruins of Kagoshima Castle (Tsurumaru Castle) image
  • Nanshu Park
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Kamitatsuochou 22-1
    This park is approximately a 17-minute drive from the Chuo Station, and is associated with the grave of Saigo Takamori. In memory of the centennial anniversary of his death, this park was built in 1977 next to the Saigo Nanshu Commemorative Museum. In addition to Saigo Takamori, who took his own life in 1877 during the Satsuma Rebellion, 40 other soldiers were memorialized here. As the remains of the Satsuma warriors were found scattered in various areas, they were brought here to be buried, totaling 2023 bodies. To the north of the memorial is the Nanshu Shrine enshrining those lost in battle. The Nanshu Cemetery was designated as a Historic Landmark of Kagoshima Prefecture in 1955.
  • Okubo Toshimichi Statue
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Nishisengokuchou 1
    This bronze statue is approximately 4.3-meter-tall, and is located around a five-minute walk from the JR Kagoshima Chuo Station. It was made by sculptor Shinya Nakamura, to commemorate 100 years since the death of Okubo Toshimichi, who was one of the Three Great Nobles of the Meiji Restoration. The statue gazes towards Kotsuki River and his hometown of Kajiya-cho. And, at its feet, are statues of the coachman and the horse that died while assassinating Okubo Toshimichi.
    Okubo Toshimichi Statue image
  • Boyhood Neighborhood of Okubo Toshimichi
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Kajiyacho
    "This place is where Okubo Toshimichi, one of the ""three great nobles of the Restoration,"" spent his formative years attending the same ""goju"" samurai school as fellow ""three great noble"" Saigo Takamori. Two stone monuments have been erected here along the Kotsuki River about a 10-minute walk from Kagoshima-Chuo Station. Although Saigo Takamori had died a renegade, he was posthumously pardoned and conferred the court rank of shosanmi (senior third rank) following the proclamation of the Meiji Constitution. This was the impetus for the erection of stone memorials in Okubo and Saigo's respective old neighborhoods in 1889. Care was taken at the time to assure that both men were honored equally by, among other things, using monuments of identical design and size with identical specifications and planting the same number of the same species of trees next to the monuments."
    Boyhood Neighborhood of Okubo Toshimichi image
  • Birthplace of Saigo Brothers Takamori and Judo
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Kajiyacho
    "This place is where Saigo Takamori and his younger brother Saigo Judo were born and spent their formative years. Saigo Takamori is known as one of the three great nobles of the Restoration along with Okubo Toshimichi and Kido Takayoshi. A stone monument bearing the words ""Birthplace of Saigo Takamori"" has been erected here about a 10-minute walk from Kagoshima-Chuo Station. Saigo's younger brother Judo famously served in many several cabinet minister positions following the Meiji Restoration. After serving in the Boshin War, he would join the imperial navy, eventually becoming Japan's first Grand Admiral as well as its first Navy Minister."
    Birthplace of Saigo Brothers Takamori and Judo image
  • Remains of the Shigakko Private School
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Shiroyamacho
    These historic ruins were the site of the private military academy established by Saigo Takamori after resigning from his government positions in protest following the so-called Political Upheaval of 1873. The academy was comprised of an infantry school and an artillery school created for the sake of the young men who followed Saigo in leaving the government and returning home to Satsuma. Branch schools were later established across Kagoshima Prefecture in 1876. Many young men would be educated by these schools, which were originally intended to train soldiers in the event of a national crisis. However, they would end up serving as an outlet for the discontent of the region's former samurai, eventually triggering the Satsuma Rebellion. The area around the school saw intense fighting during this conflict, which would leave the school's stone walls marred by bullet holes to this day.
  • Site of Saigo Residence (Saigo Park)
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Take 2-28
    This park was developed on the former site of the samurai residence that was once the home of Saigo Takamori. Saigo lived here for four years after returning to Kagoshima after losing the 1873 debate on whether to take military action in Korea until the start of the Satsuma Rebellion. Although the original residence burned down during the conflict, it was reconstructed in 1880. The original garden well used by Saigo has been preserved in the park and still produces water to this day. A statue of a seated Saigo Takamori and his friend Suge Sanehide, who was the house elder of the Shonai (Tsuruoka) Domain, has been erected on the site.
    Site of Saigo Residence (Saigo Park) image
  • Tokiwa Tunnel
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Nishita 3-chome
  • Memorial service No Matsu
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Minayoshicho
  • Shimadzu house cemetery
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Ikenouechou
  • Kii Les Tutsi birdlime locality
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Inarichou
  • Ijinkan
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    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Yoshinocho
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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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