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Terushima Coast
The north end of the Fukiagehama prefectural nature park, one of Japan's three great dune fields, with three kilometres of white sand and pines.
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Kagoshima Castle Tsurumaru-jo Goro-mon
The main gate of the castle Iehisa Shimazu began about 1601. Burned in 1873, it was rebuilt in 2020 as the largest castle gate in Japan.
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Saigo Takamori Bronze Statue
Made over eight years by Teru Ando, sculptor of the loyal dog Hachiko, to mark 50 years since Saigo's death. Finished in 1937, it stands eight metres with its plinth.
KagoshimaArchitectureKirishima
Kirishima Jingu Shrine
The signature shrine of Kirishima, its ornate halls set among the nature of the volcano.
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Hakozaki Hachiman Shrine
A shrine in Izumi with what is held to be the largest bell in Japan.
KagoshimaShrines & TemplesMinamikyushu
Itate Hyozu Shrine (Kamafuta Shrine)
A shrine where you make your wish with a pot lid balanced on your head.
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Ryugu Shrine
A shrine at Nagasakibana, honouring the princess of the dragon palace.
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Yokose Kofun (Keyhole-shaped Tumulus)
A 129-metre keyhole tomb of the middle Kofun period, built in the mid 5th century. A national historic site.
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Seibu Forest Road
A coast road between Kurio and Nagata. For about 20 kilometres there are no houses, and some 15 lie within the World Heritage area.
KagoshimaArt & CraftsAmami
Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum of Art
Inside Amami Park, showing the work of Isson Tanaka, the painter who fell under the spell of Amami.
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Amami Park
Tells the nature, history, culture and industries of Amami in film and displays.
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Saigo Nanshu Exile Site
The house where Takamori Saigo spent over three years at Tatsugo in Amami. A prefectural cultural property.