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Koshikishima settlements and samurai residences（甑島の集落と武家屋敷）

こしきじまのしゅうらく Koshikijima Villages

Koshikishima settlements and samurai residences（甑島の集落と武家屋敷）

Photo: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway… / Public domain ／ Source

Cobble walls line the island lanes; houses sit low inside them against the typhoons.

TypeArchitecture
GenreArchitecture
City / townSatsumasendai
Founded / openedEdo period
Area in the prefectureKagoshima

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Where is Koshikijima Villages?
It is in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is an architecture.
What can I see at Koshikijima Villages?
Cobble walls line the island lanes; houses sit low inside them against the typhoons. The focus is architecture.
When was Koshikijima Villages established?
It dates from the Edo period.

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