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Museum of the Meiji Restoration & Terukuni Shrine
Moderate Activity
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
Board your air-conditioned motorcoach for the short drive to Senganen (Iso Garden), designed during the 17th century for Kagoshima's ruling daimyo, Shimazu Mitsuhisa. This superb formal garden offers stunning views of Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay (weather permitting). The grounds include a mansion and the Shoko Shuseikan Museum.
The museum is housed in the first Western-style factory ever built in Japan. Shimazu Nariakira, the 28th lord of Satsuma, ordered construction of the factory in 1852. Today the museum chronicles over seven centuries of Shimazu clan history. The Shimazu controlled Kagoshima and the Satsuma Peninsula from the 12th century to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Continue to the Ishin Furusato-kan - the Museum of the Meiji Restoration. The museum chronicles the dramatic events that led to the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the restoration of imperial rule. A lot of historical articles are displayed to understand this history deeply.
Your final destination is the Terukuni Shrine, dedicated to the 28th lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Fascinated by Western learning and technology, Nariakira was instrumental in ending Japan's policy of seclusion from the world. His views on centralized government and a modernized military were central policies of the Meiji Restoration - an event he did not live to see.
Following your visit, board your motorcoach for the return to ship.
Points of interest
Senganen (Iso Garden)
Ishin Furusato-kan Museum
Schedule
Special Notes
The visit to Senganen Garden and Terukuni shrine includes walking over uneven, bare and graveled grounds. Terukuni Shrine has up-hill walking, steps and is not accessible with wheelchair. Some parts of Senganen Garden are not accessible with wheelchair. This tour is not recommended for passengers with walking difficulties or with wheelchairs.
The view of Sakurijima, Shiroyama Observatory is subject to weather conditions.
Tour order may vary.
Terukuni Shrine may under construction.
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Moderate Activity
Be sure to read the Special Notes further down this page for important requirements and restriction.
Board your air-conditioned motorcoach for the short drive to Senganen (Iso Garden), designed during the 17th century for Kagoshima's ruling daimyo, Shimazu Mitsuhisa. This superb formal garden offers stunning views of Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay (weather permitting). The grounds include a mansion and the Shoko Shuseikan Museum.
The museum is housed in the first Western-style factory ever built in Japan. Shimazu Nariakira, the 28th lord of Satsuma, ordered construction of the factory in 1852. Today the museum chronicles over seven centuries of Shimazu clan history. The Shimazu controlled Kagoshima and the Satsuma Peninsula from the 12th century to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Continue to the Ishin Furusato-kan - the Museum of the Meiji Restoration. The museum chronicles the dramatic events that led to the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the restoration of imperial rule. A lot of historical articles are displayed to understand this history deeply.
Your final destination is the Terukuni Shrine, dedicated to the 28th lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Nariakira. Fascinated by Western learning and technology, Nariakira was instrumental in ending Japan's policy of seclusion from the world. His views on centralized government and a modernized military were central policies of the Meiji Restoration - an event he did not live to see.
Following your visit, board your motorcoach for the return to ship.
Points of interest
Senganen (Iso Garden)
Ishin Furusato-kan Museum
Schedule
Special Notes
The visit to Senganen Garden and Terukuni shrine includes walking over uneven, bare and graveled grounds. Terukuni Shrine has up-hill walking, steps and is not accessible with wheelchair. Some parts of Senganen Garden are not accessible with wheelchair. This tour is not recommended for passengers with walking difficulties or with wheelchairs.
The view of Sakurijima, Shiroyama Observatory is subject to weather conditions.
Tour order may vary.
Terukuni Shrine may under construction.