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   Kagoshima Castle

   Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城, Kagoshima-jō) was an Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023.

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   Terukuni Shrine

   Terukuni jinja (照国神社) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.

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   Sengan-en

   Sengan-en (仙巌園) is a Japanese garden attached to a former Shimazu clan residence in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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   Museum of the Meiji Restoration

   The Museum of the Meiji Restoration (維新ふるさと館, Ishin-furusato-kan) is a history museum in Kagoshima, Japan. Located by the Kōtsuki River, it is a gallery where visitors can learn about the Meiji Restoration.

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   Kagoshima City Museum of Art

   Kagoshima City Museum of Art (鹿児島市立美術館, Kagoshima shiritsu bijutsukan) opened within the Ninomaru (secondary enclosure) of Tsurumaru Castle in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1985.

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   Kagoshima City Aquarium

   Kagoshima Aquarium is a public aquarium, located in Kagoshima, Japan. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).

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   St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Kagoshima

   The Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier, also called the Xavier Church, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kagoshima (Dioecesis Kagoshimaensis カトリック鹿児島教区) and seat of the diocesan bishop, currently Paul Kenjiro Koriyama.

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   Ichiuji Castle

   Ichiuji Castle (一宇治城, Ichiuji-jō) is a castle structure in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Ichiuji Castle is also called Ijūin Castle.

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   Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material

   Kagoshima Prefectural Museum of Culture Reimeikan (鹿児島県歴史資料センター黎明館, Kagoshima-ken Rekishi Shiryō Sentā Reimeikan) opened in Kagoshima, Japan, in 1983.

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    Nagashima Museum

    Nagashima Museum (長島美術館, Nagashima bijutsukan) opened in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1989, the centenary of the city's official foundation.

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   Shōko Shūseikan

   The Shōko Shūseikan (尚古集成館, Shōko Shūseikan) is the site of a pre-modern industrial complex created in the Bakumatsu period by Satsuma Domain in the city of Kagoshima Japan.

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   Ishibashi Park

   Ishibashi Park (石橋記念公園, Ishibashi Kinen Kōen) is a park in Hama-machi, Kagoshima, Japan.

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   Amuran

   Amuran (アミュラン, Amyuran) is a Ferris wheel in Kagoshima, Japan. The wheel sits on top of Amu Plaza Kagoshima adjoining Kagoshima-Chūō Station, and is one of the major attractions in the city.

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   Kagoshima City Hirakawa Zoo

   Hirakawa Zoo is Kagoshima's municipal zoo, best known for its koalas. It is laid out like a small amusement park, complete with a Ferris wheel that turns against the Sakurajima skyline.

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