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Chiran samurai residences(知覧武家屋敷)

ちらんぶけやしき Chiran Samurai District

Chiran samurai residences(知覧武家屋敷)

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Seven of its samurai gardens are designated scenic, their clipped hedges borrowing the mountain behind.

TypeArchitecture
GenreArchitecture / Outdoor art / Land art
City / townMinamikyushu
Area in the prefectureNansatsu

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Where is Chiran Samurai District?
It is in Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Chiran Samurai District?
Seven of its samurai gardens are designated scenic, their clipped hedges borrowing the mountain behind. The focus is architecture, land art.
When was Chiran Samurai District established?
It dates from the 1750s.

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