Edo

Discover Kirishima Jingu, a spectacular national treasure shrine with 300-year-old vibrant architecture, mythological significance as the landing site of heavenly deities, and unique dragon pillars rarely seen in Japan.

Discover the Former Shūseikan Machine Factory in Kagoshima, Japan's oldest surviving Western-style factory building. This UNESCO World Heritage Site showcases the birthplace of Japan's industrial revolution, blending Western technology with Japanese craftsmanship.

The Furuichi Family Residence on Tanegashima is the island's oldest dated house, built in 1846 by a rural samurai and village headman. A ridge tag fixes its date.

A stone breakwater on the Miyagahama coast of Ibusuki City, Kagoshima, built in 1834 by order of Shimazu Narioki, the 27th head of the Shimazu clan. Extending approximately 220 meters with a distinctive bent shape, it is registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property as a rare example of large-scale Edo-period maritime infrastructure.

The Okubo Toshimichi Related Documents, designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan and housed at the Reimeikan in Kagoshima, comprise 1,650 items including diaries, letters, government documents, and personal artifacts of Okubo Toshimichi — one of the Three Great Nobles of the Meiji Restoration. Featuring correspondence with Saigo Takamori, Iwakura Tomomi, and other founding figures of modern Japan, this extraordinary collection reveals the behind-the-scenes story of Japan's transformation from feudal society to modern nation-state.