Senganen Garden Travel Guide
A wonderful example of a Japanese-style landscape garden, stroll around and soak in the stunning views of Kagoshima’s Senganen Garden, best enjoyed with local sweet potato ice cream after a lunch of Kagoshima black pork.
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KAGOSHIMA
Sushi Maasa
Sushi Maasa in Kagoshima offers expertly crafted sushi by Chef Masa-san, located near Tatebaba bus stop, featuring signature "Tokuteki nigiri."
Lunch: $7.23-14.47
Dinner: $36.17-43.40

KAGOSHIMA
Akaya Jingisukan Branch
Discover Akaya Jingisukan in Kagoshima, renowned for premium lamb and homemade sauce. Experience authentic flavors near City Hall.
Dinner: $36.17-43.40

KAGOSHIMA
Mawaru Sushi Mekkemon Dorufinpo-To Branch
Kaiten sushi in the heart of Kagoshima. Enjoy fresh and local sushi specialties such as gizzard shad, with a lively ambiance near Kagoshima Aquarium.
Lunch: $14.47-21.70
Dinner: $14.47-21.70

KAGOSHIMA
Sushi Ichi
Sushi Ichi offers an authentic Edomae experience in Kagoshima, led by the renowned Chef Yamamura, highlighting local treasures and Toyosu ingredients.
Dinner: $144.67-217.01
Covering 50,000 square meters, Senganen Garden and its immaculate grounds were built in 1658 by Kagoshima’s wealthy and powerful Shimazu Clan. A brilliant example of Japanese landscape gardens, Senganen overlooks the north coast of Downtown Kagoshima and famously uses Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay as “borrowed scenery.” This is a concept used in Japanese garden design which incorporates the background landscape into the garden itself. It’s also known as “Isoteien,” as the garden centers around the regal Iso Residence, offering a glimpse into the life of a feudal lord, preserved in the 1880s reconstruction. Symbols for early Meiji Period industrialization and modernization, Senganen and its Shoko Shuseikan Museum are now recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Take a leisurely stroll at Senganen and feel like a feudal lord in one of the villas, or try your hand at the local martial art of Jigen-ryu (“striking with sticks”). Immersed in bamboo, camellias, and plum trees, Senganen’s bridges, tranquil shrines, ponds, and characteristic Kagoshima sago palms offer diverse scenery in every season. Soak in the stunning views of volcanic Sakurajima across Kagoshima Bay with a delicious local sweet potato ice cream or matcha sweets in hand, or enjoy local delicacies at one of Senganen’s two on-site restaurants, featuring dishes made with Kagoshima’s local black pork, kurobuta.
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