Sengan-en, Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park

Name: Sengan-en
Address: 9700-1 Yoshinocho, Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park, 892-0871, Japan
Telephone: +81 99-247-1551

#2 among attractions in Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park

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Sengan-en is a Japanese garden attached to a former Shimazu clan residence in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Designated a Place of Scenic Beauty, together with the adjacent Shōko Shūseikan it forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining. Sengan-en is managed by Shimadzu Ltd. ()

Local name: 仙巌園 Coordinates: 31°37'3"N, 130°34'37"E

Address

9700-1 YoshinochoKirishima-Kinkowan National Park 892-0871 Japan

Contact

+81 99-247-1551

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Day trips

Sengan-en – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kagoshima City Aquarium, Shiranami Stadium, Amu Plaza, Kagoshima Arena.

1.7 miSW
Zoo
Kagoshima City Aquarium, Kagoshima
43 min walk • Kagoshima City Aquarium, also known as Io World, is a marine wonder nestled in the heart of Kagoshima, Japan. This expansive aquarium offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore the rich marine life that thrives in the waters around the southern island of Kyushu.
3.8 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Shiranami Stadium, Kagoshima
96 min walk • Shiranami Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kagoshima, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby union matches. It was formerly known as Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium. Since April 2018 it has been called Shiranami Stadium for the naming rights.
3 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Amu Plaza, Kagoshima
78 min walk • Amu Plaza Kagoshima is the terminal building adjacent to Kagoshima-Chūō Station. It is owned by the Kagoshima Terminal Building Corporation, which belongs to JR Kyushu. Amu Plaza Kagoshima has about 190 shops.
2.7 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Kagoshima Arena, Kagoshima
69 min walk • Kagoshima Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Kagoshima, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 and was opened in 1992. It hosted some matches for the 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup.
1 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Park
Ishibashi Park, Kagoshima
27 min walk • 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.
2.8 miSW
History museum devoted to the Meiji era
Museum of the Meiji Restoration, Kagoshima
73 min walk • The Museum of the Meiji Restoration is a history museum in Kagoshima, Japan. Located by the Kōtsuki River, it is a gallery where visitors can learn about the Meiji Restoration.
2.2 miSW
Shinto shrine with a bird-shaped tree
Terukuni jinja, Kagoshima
58 min walk • Terukuni jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. This shrine is considered to be a dwelling place for the kami of Shimazu Nariakira, whose posthumous name is Terukuni Daimyōjin.
2.1 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Kagoshima City Museum of Art, Kagoshima
53 min walk • Kagoshima City Museum of Art opened within the Ninomaru of Tsurumaru Castle in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1985.
1.8 miSW
Museum, History museum
Reimeikan, Kagoshima
47 min walk • Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material opened in Kagoshima, Japan, in 1983. The museum, located in the grounds of Tsurumaru Castle, exhibits materials relating to the history and culture of Kagoshima Prefecture.
2.2 miSW
Natural attraction, Observation decks and towers, Mountain
Shiroyama Observation Point, Kagoshima
56 min walk • Mount Shiroyama is a mountain located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The true height is 107m. The original name is Tsuru ga mine The mountain is famous as the site of the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877, at the end of the Satsuma rebellion.
3.6 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Nagashima Museum, Kagoshima
91 min walk • Nagashima Museum opened in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1989, the centenary of the City's official foundation.