Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kagoshima, Japan
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1.6 km
44 m
Explore Kagoshima in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in KagoshimaIndividual Sights in KagoshimaSight 1: 南洲神社
Nanshu Shrine is a shrine located in Kamiryuo-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The former company status was unqualified. It is located next to the Nanshu Cemetery, where the war dead of the Saigo Army in the Southwest War are buried.
Sight 2: Saigo Nanshu memorial museum
Saigo Nanshu Museum is a museum located in Kamiryuo, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Opened in July 1978, it stands next to the Saigo Takamori Tomb of Nanshu Shrine in Nanshu Park. There are exhibits about Okubo Toshimichi and the Meiji Restoration, centering on Saigo Takamori, and nearby are the stone walls of the private school site where the Saigo army broke out in the Southwest War, Shiroyama where the last battle was fought, Saigo Cave, and the place where Saigo Takamori ended. In addition, it is located in the old town area of Kagoshima City (Kamimachi district) and has many historical ruins such as the ruins of Fukushoji Temple.
Sight 3: Kasuga Shrine
Kasuga Shrine is a shrine located in the urban area about 450 meters northeast of JR Kagoshima Station in Kasuga-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Kasuga Taisha shrine. The fourth shrine of the Kagoshima Five Shrines.
Sight 4: Nishidabashi Bridge
The Kotsuki River Five Stone Bridges are a group of stone bridges that once spanned the Kotsu River, which flows through Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. From upstream, Tamae Bridge, Shinjo Bridge, Nishida Bridge, Goryeo Bridge, and Takenobashi Bridge. Due to the Great Flood of Kagoshima on August 6, 1993 (Heisei 5), two of the five stone bridges, Shinkami Bridge and Takenobashi, were washed away, and three bridges, Tamae Bridge, Nishida Bridge, and Koryo Bridge, were relocated and preserved in Ishibashi Memorial Park in Hamamachi.
Sight 5: Ishibashi Park
Ishibashi Park is a park in Hama-machi, Kagoshima, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, local lord Shimazu Shigehide had five bridges, collectively called the Gosekkyō, built across the Kōtsuki River. Two of them collapsed in floods in 1993. The remaining three were moved to a new location and restored. Ishibashi Park consists of these three bridges and a museum.
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