Taishō

Built in 1921 above the Myoken powerhouse in Kirishima, this cylindrical stone tank of 76 square metres feeds Unit 1 through a penstock over 150 metres long.

A rectangular stone tank of 1921 holding Amorigawa water for two generators at Myoken, Kirishima. Its penstock crosses beneath a road on a cut stone arch.

A welded tuff powerhouse of 1921 on the Amorigawa in Kirishima, registered in 2011. Its 403 square metres of edo-giri stonework still serve a working hydro plant.

The Former Taishi Family Takakura in Tatsugo on Amami Oshima is an early Taisho raised granary registered in 2009. It stands outdoors in Toshime Park, free to view.

Explore the Inari sub-shrine of Tsuma Shrine in Osaki Town, Kagoshima — a national Registered Tangible Cultural Property built in 1916, nestled within a historic shrine complex housing Important Cultural Property treasures and revived sacred dances.

A pair of 4.4-meter-tall cast-iron electric lamps stands along the approach to Nanshu Shrine in Kagoshima City. Manufactured in 1913 at the former Shuseikan — the pioneering industrial complex established by the Shimazu clan of Satsuma — these lamps are among the very few surviving products from the foundry that helped lay the foundations for modern Japan. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2006, they feature elegant hexagonal columns and petal-shaped crowns, connecting Kagoshima's industrial heritage with the enduring legacy of Saigo Takamori.