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Enjoy traditional cultural events in each season
Satsuma Hina Matsuri
Nagashi BinaSpring

Kyokusui no En Poetry Recital
May Streamers
SummerSummer Irises Display

Morning Glories Display
Chrysanthemum FestivalAutumn

Jimmyo-sai Beauty Festival

Kusajishi-shiki Traditional Archery

WinterSengan-en

Kadomatsu New Yearʼs Decorations
Winter Peonies Display

World Heritage Site

Recommended Route

Explore the sprawling traditional gardens and themajestic house lived in and loved by the lords of theShimadzu clan. Sengan-en was built in 1658 byShimadzu Mitsuhisa, inspired by the majestic viewsof active volcano Sakurajima and Kinko Bay.
Chinese inﬂuences can be seen in many places
around the gardens, showing Kagoshima to beJapanʼs southern gateway to the outside world.
Sengan-en was visited by not only dignitaries from allover Japan, but also royalty from overseas including
Edward VIII of the UK and Nicholas II of Russia.
With traditional cultural events held year round,and spectacular changes in each season, Sengan-en
truly is one of Japanʼs greatest stately homes.

● For ﬁrst time visitors ( Follow the RED routeon the map )Sengan-en is very large, covering over 12 acres! If youʼre not sure
where to go, follow our recommended route for ﬁrst time visitors.
Site of01 Reverberatory

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BogakuroPavilion

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Shoko Shuseikan
Museum09 Main Gate

22Kyokusui
GardenF

Shoko Shuseikan
Annex

11 Tin Gate

24 Grove

Sakurajima Viewpoint

Suido Bridge

02 The House

25 Cat Shrine

Furnace

Konan Bamboo

Shimadzu Satsuma
Kiriko Gallery Shop+
Shimadzu Satsuma
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Kiriko Glassworks

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minJapan was the only country in Asia able to replicate
the industrial revolution in the late 1800s, and thestory of why this was possible is told at the Shoko
Shuseikan Museum, just outside Sengan-en.
Follow the course of the Shimadzu family over 800years, and see how the international relations they
forged led to the development of industrializationin modern Japan.
The museum is housed in Japanʼs oldest remaining
stone factory, built in 1865. Sengan-en and theShoko Shuseikan were inscribed as part of the“Sites of Japanʼs Meiji Industrial Revolution: Ironand Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining” UNESCOWorld Cultural Heritage Site in 2015.

The House

Restaurants

Slip back into the past and discover the lifestyle
lived by the inﬂuential Shimadzu family.

The ﬁnest local cuisine and amazing views ofactive volcano Sakurajima
9700-1 Yoshino-cho, Kagoshima City, 892-0871

Take a stroll around the house andexplore the rooms lived in by theShimadzu family. See how Prince
Shimadzu Tadayoshi lived at theend of the 19th century, and learn
how important dignitaries werewelcomed at Sengan-en.

OpenPrice

Entrance

TEL.099-247-1551

Dhttp://www.senganen.jp

OhkateiOpen.

11:00〜15:30

The best of Kagoshima cuisine curated by ourhead chef, using only the ﬁnest local ingredients.
Enjoy a spectacular view of the gardens and
Sakurajima beyond in the luxurious surroundingsof our ﬂagship restaurant.

Jambo mochi

9:30〜17:00（Last entry16:50）

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Adult
Child(7-15)

Jambo mochi, bite-sized pieces of mochi ricecake on a pair of skewers, has been a favouriteof Kagoshima people for over 150 years.Why
not try this simple traditional Kagoshimaspecialty?

￥600
￥300

Please show your ticket at the house entrance

Guide Map

S en gan - en
Shoko ShuseikanOpen.

9:00〜17:00

Sengan-en Map（Tsurugane Shrine
Kagoshima World Cultural Heritage
Orientation Centre

Recommended Route ）Shoko Shuseikan
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MuseumD05 Grave of Princess Yamashina

Site of01 Reverberatory
Furnace

Shimadzu
Satsuma Kiriko 04
Glassworks

Ohkatei

2F：Odkatei Restaurant
1F：Shimadzu Gift Shops

17ERoku Jizo Pagoda 30

28 Kannon RockToilets

Car Park

Aizu Satsuma
29
Friendship Tree

26 Filtration Bed

Accessible Toilet

Coach Parking

27 Sakon-TaroNursing RoomBus Stop

Bamboo Gift Shop

Waiting RoomTaxi

Coin Lockers

First Aid

Restaurant

Smoking AreaShops

Tax-Free Counter

Café

AED

Vending Machine

Photo Spot

Senjingan

Traditional Culture
Experience Centre

Chikukeitei

Sengan-en Brand ShopC

06 Mountain Deity andWater Deity

Sengan-en
Matcha Café

Shimadzu Satsuma Kiriko
Satsuma-ware+Yakusugi

25 Cat Shrine

Suido Bridge

07 Stone Wall andthe Site of Satsuma Pottery Kiln

No AccessThis area is not open
to the public.

Starbucks

Stairs

24 Konan Bamboo Grove（No Wheelchair Access）

23 Konan Bamboo Grove Monument
19 Oniwa Shrine

22 Kyokusui Garden
21 Hydroelectric Dam Ruins

AFG

Jambo Mochi
ShopBSatsuma
Gift Shops

Shoko Shuseikan
Annex

Shimadzu Satsuma Kiriko
Gallery Shop

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09 Main Gate

Sengan-en Stele 10
Tin Gate 11

Monument
Commemorating
Meiji EmperorʼsVisit

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Jumping Lion
13
Lantern

The House 02

Kinko BayThe House
Entrance

01

Site of Reverberatory Furnace

03

The House

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Enjoy unparalleled views of the garden fromthe veranda and ﬁnd out how royal guests
were welcomed in the main reception room at
the house lived in by Prince Shimadzu Tadayoshi.
The house is a unique example of a residence
combining both traditional Japanese, Chinese
and western elements in its design.

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Shimadzu Satsuma Kiriko Glassworks
Learn how Satsuma Kiriko crystal glass ismade at the glassworks. Get a close-up view ofour master craftsmen at work blowing andcutting glass then see the ﬁnished products inthe neighbouring gallery shop.
Opening times | 9:00-16:30 | Break times | 10:00-10:15,12:00-13:00,15:00-15:15 | Closed on | Mondays, Third Sunday of each month

Shuseiso Tea House

16 Bogakuro
Pavilion

SakurajimaViewpoint
Takamasu 18

Main Gate

Learn about the 800 year history and cultureof the inﬂuential Shimadzu clan and theireﬀorts to modernise Japan in the late 1800s.
The museum is housed in the former Shuseikan
Machinery Factory, the oldest stone built
western factory building in Japan, built in1865.

Discover the roots of Japanese industry.
Samurai used pictures from a Dutch textbook
and combined traditional Japanese craftsmanship with western knowledge to build aworking structure 20 metres high which wasused to melt iron and produce cannon.

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Shoko Shuseikan Museum

CraneLantern

Shofuku Bridge

14Tin Gate

Crane Lantern
Resembling a crane spreading its wings, thislantern was the ﬁrst gas light in Japan.
Shimadzu Nariakira conducted an experiment
here with gas lighting in 1857. Unfortunately
Nariakira died soon after and the project wasabandoned, with the ﬁrst gas lights coming toYokohama some 15 years later.

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This is the original main gate to the gardens, andfeatures a roof made of Kagoshima tin. The lordwould visit Sengan-en by boat and would moor
up at a jetty at the bottom of the slope leading tothis gate. Only the lord and his ﬁrst son wereallowed to use this gate, and all other family
members had to use another entrance nearby.

20 Site of the Shuseijo

Sakurajima

This gate was built in 1895 as the new entrance
to the gardens. The gate is made of camphor
wood and is constructed in the Yakuimon style.
The gate features the crests of the Shimadzu
family under the gable roof and Chinese
guardian lions at each corner of the roof to wardoﬀ evil.

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SakurajimaViewpoint

Oniwa Shrine
Pray for your wishes to come true at Senganenʼs luckiest shrine. Good luck, marital bliss,
success in school, safety when travelling, andsuccess in business are just a few of thebeneﬁts provided by the 13 diﬀerent gods
enshrined here.