Museum / Science Museum Spots in Amami / Okinoerabu Island Area

  • Amami City Amami Museum
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Nagahamacho 517
    This museum opened in 1987 as the first general museum in the Amami Islands. It conducts investigative research and the collection and preservation of artifacts in order to understand the nature, history, culture, and of the Amami Islands. The museum underwent a complete renovation in 2019. The ocean-themed first floor features exhibits on boats and fishing in the Amami Islands, live specimens of Amami Oshima's rare native wildlife, and more. The second floor features hands-on exhibits such as looms and sugar cane presses that teach visitors about the lifestyle of the Amami Islands. The museum also features outdoor exhibits including a relocated and restored traditional Amami home and elevated storehouse.
  • Tokunoshima Na Kusami Museum
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    16 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Isencho Metegu 626

    私が訪れたときは牛が2頭いて、あとは飼育主さんがいただけ。牛はつながれた状態でした。休暇中の闘牛場みたいなのほほんとした感じでした。一度立ち寄ってみるといいかと

  • Wadomaricho Saigo Nanshu Memorial Hall
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    13 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Wadomaricho Wadomari 587-3

    西郷どんは島津久光公の怒りにふれ、薩摩藩の重罪人として沖永良部島に流刑となり 1年6ヵ月あまりをこの地で 過酷な牢生活を過ごしたとされています。西郷どんが過ごした格子牢が当時の場所に再現され「敬天愛人」の思想を悟ったと言われている その石碑も設置されています。格子牢の中の西郷どんは痩せこけており瞑想にふけてる感じの姿です...

  • Haranonogei Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Pref. Amamishi Sumiyouchouyanma 811-1

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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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