Meiji
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Raised in 1906 to welcome home Russo-Japanese War veterans, this 4.7-meter stone arch at Aira in Kagoshima is one of very few permanent triumphal gates in Japan.
A thatched farmhouse of about 1877 in Chiran, Kagoshima, one of only three surviving Chiran-type futatsuya, which join living and kitchen blocks. Registered in 2007.
A two-story plastered storehouse of about 1875 in Chiran, Kagoshima, registered in 2007. Its cut-stone footing includes a single block running fully 3.8 meters.
The Materials Related to Okubo Toshimichi, 1650 items kept at the Reimeikan in Kagoshima, designated in 2004, include his earliest letter and one to Saigo.