Bunkazai TabiA travel guide to Japan’s cultural heritage

Cultural heritage in Kagoshima

National Treasure buildings and historic districts in Kagoshima.

Kirishima Jingu

Edo · Shrines · National Treasures

Kirishima Jingu

Kirishima, Kagoshima

At Kirishima Jingu you can see the vermilion Main Sanctuary, Offering Hall and Worship Hall, rebuilt in 1715, rising in stages, linked to the Chokushiden by a climbing corridor and steep stairs. The interiors of the halls can be seen during special viewings by reservation.

Chiran, Minamikyushu: The samurai street of stone walls and hedges

Historic districts

Chiran, Minamikyushu

Minamikyushu, Kagoshima

One of the Satsuma domain's samurai settlements known as fumoto, where samurai residences line streets of stone walls topped with neatly clipped hedges. Visitors can tour seven gardens designated as a national Place of Scenic Beauty in a town long called the Little Kyoto of Satsuma.

Izumi-Fumoto, Izumi

Historic districts

Izumi-Fumoto, Izumi

Izumi, Kagoshima

Izumi-Fumoto, Izumi is a samurai residence town in Izumi, Kagoshima, selected in 1995 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Kaseda-Fumoto, Minamisatsuma

Historic districts

Kaseda-Fumoto, Minamisatsuma

Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima

Kaseda-Fumoto, Minamisatsuma is a samurai residence town in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima, selected in 2019 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Iriki-Fumoto, Satsumasendai

Historic districts

Iriki-Fumoto, Satsumasendai

Satsumasendai, Kagoshima

Iriki-Fumoto, Satsumasendai is a samurai residence town in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, selected in 2003 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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