Museum of the Meiji Restoration
鹿児島県
Experience the Goju education system that forged Saigo, Okubo, and Togo in the very district where they grew up.
Founded
1994
Type
Historic Site
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8 min walk from Kagoshima-Chuo Station
23-1 Kajiyacho, Kagoshima, Kagoshima
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Historic Site
Founded 1994
32 years
Overview
A museum dedicated to the Meiji Restoration, exhibiting the lives of Satsuma heroes like Saigo Takamori and Okubo Toshimichi.
Origins
Kajiyamachi district in Kagoshima City is historically renowned as the birthplace of many prominent figures of the Meiji Restoration, including Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimichi, and Togo Heihachiro. The Satsuma domain cultivated these talents through 'Goju education' (郷中教育), a community-based samura…
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