Bonotsu History Center Kishinkan

Reference/Local/Exhibition/Literature Museum

3.5

This museum is located a 20-minute bus ride from Makurazaki Station on the JR Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. The town of Bonotsu is counted as one of Japan's three greatest harbors and has flourished through trade since ancient times. Visitors to the museum can view historically valuable exhibits, including Buddhist cultural artefacts, with a focus on sea trade goods, tools used in sea trading, and other items connected to trade. Exhibits include a National Important Cultural Property-designated silk painting depicting the eightfold bath of Buddhism and Nirvana, and sacred texts from the Bonotsu Ichijoin Temple designated a Cultural Property by the prefectural government.

Spot details

Address: Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi Bonotsucho Bo 9424-1 Map
Area: Minamisatsuma Area
Phone: 0993670171
Hours: 9:00-17:00(Latest entry16:30)
Closed: open everyday
Fees: [Admission fee]
[Adults(High School Students and above)]310yen
[Children(Elementary/Junior High School Students)]100yen
[Child(Less than Elementary School Students)]Free
Parking Lot: Available(Approximately 20 vehicles)
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

The museum is located on the sea front with a picturesque view of the port which became the subject of many ukiyoes.

Reviewed : 2018.03.01

We visited Bounotsu Kishinkan History Museum to learn the local history. The admission fee is 300 yen. The museum is located on the sea front with a picturesque view of the port which became the...
薩摩の貿易の歴史を垣間見る

Reviewed : 2020.01.17

浮世絵のモデルとなった歴史ある場所に立つ歴史民俗資料館。アクセスが悪いので、なかなか観光客は訪れにくいとは思うが、とても充実した展示です。
忘れられない密貿易屋敷

Reviewed : 2019.09.29

ＪＡＬの羽田空港6:25発(＝写真)に搭乗し鹿児島空港8:10着。空港からバスに乗り枕崎を経由してさらにここ坊津まで。時刻表の関係で到着は午後12時20分ころでした。海上交通上の要地として、遣唐使船の寄港地としての他、倭寇や遣明船、薩摩藩の密貿易（抜け荷）の拠点として栄えた港(＝写真)です。早速、密貿易商人の屋敷、倉浜荘（＝写真）と密貿易豪商の屋敷、鳥浜屋敷（＝写真）を訪問。現...