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Kagoshima: Sengan-en Garden & Japan’s Industrial Revolution

By DeepExperience
Free cancellation available
Price is $244 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

Sengan-en, a stunning daimyo garden, offers a unique glimpse into Japan's cultural and industrial heritage. Nestled against the Sakurajima volcano, this guided walking tour reveals the garden’s beauty while exploring its significance in Japan’s Industrial Revolution. Discover the history of the Shimazu clan, admire the intricacies of Japanese garden design, and see the remains of a reverberatory furnace that played a role in early industrialization. The tour also includes a visit to a Shinto shrine and the Shoko Shuseikan Museum to deepen your understanding of this pivotal era in Japan’s transformation.

  • Explore the exquisite Sengan-en garden and its historical context
  • Visit the remains of an industrial furnace and learn about early technology
  • Gain insights at the Shoko Shuseikan Museum about the Meiji Industrial Revolution
  • Optional group departure from Kagoshima-Chuo Station for convenience

Activity location

  • Sengan-en
    • 9700-1 Yoshinochō
    • 892-0871, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kagoshima Chuo Station Police Station Koban
    • 1 37
    • 890-0053, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Meet at Sengan-en Area

  • Earn $7.32
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Meet at Sengan-en Area
Starting point:
Sengan-en Station, Yoshino-chō, Kagoshima, 892-0871, Japan

Language options: English
Price details
$244.16 x 1 Adult$244.16
Total
Price is $244.16
Until Wed, Aug 5

Departing from Kagoshima-Chuo

  • Earn $8.06
  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Departing from Kagoshima-Chuo
Starting point:
Kagoshima Chuo Station Police Station Koban, 37-1 Chūōchō, Kagoshima, 890-0053, Japan

Language options: English
Price details
$268.57 x 1 Adult$268.57
Total
Price is $268.57
Until Wed, Aug 5

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance to the Shoko Shuseikan Museum
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided walking tour of Sengan-en
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Meals

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Sengan-en

  • 1h 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Sengan-en is a historic daimyo garden created in the 17th century by the Shimazu clan, rulers of the Satsuma Domain. Designed to incorporate the dramatic form of Sakurajima volcano as a borrowed landscape, the garden represents the refined aesthetics of Japanese garden culture. Beyond its beauty, Sengan-en also played a key role in Japan’s early modernization, as the surrounding area became a center of industrial experimentation during the late Edo period.

Shoko Shuseikan Museum

  • 1h 15m
  • Admission ticket included
The Shoko Shuseikan Museum introduces the ambitious modernization efforts of the Satsuma Domain during the 19th century. Through historical artifacts and exhibits, visitors learn about the Shuseikan Project, which brought Western science, engineering, and manufacturing technologies to Japan. Recognized as part of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution, the museum offers essential insight into how Kagoshima contributed to Japan’s transformation into a modern industrial nation.

Location

Activity location

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    Sengan-en
    • 9700-1 Yoshinochō
    • 892-0871, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Kagoshima Chuo Station Police Station Koban
    • 1 37
    • 890-0053, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Sengan-en Station
    • Yoshino-chō
    • 892-0871, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Sengan-en Station
    • Yoshino-chō
    • 892-0871, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan

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