Senganen

Joshua Reisenfeld in the last week

Gardens and house of the family who ruled Kagoshima for more that 800 years and married into the royal family and shogunate. A beautiful look location with views of Sakurajima and connected to a glass making business which you can tour for free. It is accessible by bus which runs every half hour and has a taxi stand that seems to have taxis until about an hour before closing. One of the better things to do in the area, would recommend.

Jung Lee in the last week

This is the traditional garden and home of the Shimadzu clan built in 1658. Sengan-en uses the prominent background elements of active volcano Sakurajima and Kinko Bay. Inside the complex they have small museum that show art pieces from the clan. Also there is a showroom that sells decorative glass arts and few nice restaurants. Entry fee is bit higher than other similar attractions Yen 1500 for garden and house tour. Garden is quite nicely done and you can sit awhile to enjoy the scenery.

Jungphil Kim in the last week

Perfect place for enjoy the view of Sakuragima! And also i learned many things about Shimadzu clan and their dedication for Meiji restoration. However, the only way to hesitate to visit is that it is less accessible.

Pedro de Pedra 3 months ago

Highlight of our visit to Kagoshima. The garden is very beautiful. A visit inside the palace should not be missed, very interesting. And as a bonus one of the best spots to view Sakarajima volcano island. Impressive active volcano. As stand-alone volcano forming an island it has the typical full volcano shape. Best to get to and from Sengan-en using the hop-on hop-off Kagoshima City View Bus, that also functions as a normal bus route, so also available for single ¥190 tickets and not only for CUTE day cards. When walking, do not follow the Google indicated direct walking route from Kagoshima Station to , since directing you to walk through narrow walkways along a very busy main road and even through a scary 300m tunnel. Instead walk the nicer and much safer route along the coast through the coastal parks and beachfront.

Waldemar Synkow 4 months ago

Cool place with many shrines, Japanese flowers, bonsai, forest and more. You can partake in the experience center. I have tried the bow shooting for 500 Yen (5 tries). It was really fun and explained in English very well. I think there was also stuff like glass cutting and more. Everything was really clean and they had also many souvenir and food stands. The sweet potato ice cream was delicious