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Reimeikan Kagoshima Museum
鹿児島県
Kagoshima Prefecture's main history museum (1983) on the old castle grounds, covering Shimazu culture and the Satsuma Rebellion.
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1983
Type
Historic Site
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10 min tram from Kagoshima-Chuo Station
7-2 Shiroyamacho, Kagoshima, Kagoshima
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Historic Site
Founded 1983
43 years
Overview
Kagoshima Prefecture's main history and culture museum (1983), covering Satsuma and Osumi provinces from antiquity to the modern age.
Origins
The site of Reimeikan stands on the former main compound of Tsurumaru Castle (Kagoshima Castle), which was constructed in the early 17th century by Shimazu Iehisa. The castle, notable for lacking a main tower, was destroyed by fire in 1873 following the Meiji Restoration. The grounds were subsequent…
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