Kagoshima Castle

Kagoshima Castle was an Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kagoshima, , . Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: castle in Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Tsurumaru Castle” and “鶴丸城址”
  • Address: 2, 城山町, 鹿児島市, 鹿児島県 892-0853

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kagoshima City Museum of Art and Kagoshima Prefectural Citizens‘ Exchange Center.

Museum
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opened within the Ninomaru of Tsurumaru Castle in , , Japan, in 1985. The collection includes works by local artists Kuroda Seiki, Fujishima Takeji, and Wada Eisaku, as well as Western painters Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne. is situated 380 metres southwest of Kagoshima Castle.

Community center
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is a community center, which is situated 260 metres east of Kagoshima Castle.

Peak
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Mount Shiroyama is a mountain located in Kagoshima, , . The true height is 107m. The original name is Tsuru ga mine The mountain is famous as the site of the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877, at the end of the Satsuma rebellion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shiroyamacho and Yamashitacho.

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Kagoshima Castle

Latitude
31.59883° or 31° 35′ 56″ north
Longitude
130.55513° or 130° 33′ 19″ east
Open location code
8Q3GHHX4+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q1066957
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Kagoshima Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kagoshima gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “замак Кагосіма”
  • Catalan: “castell de Kagoshima”
  • Chinese: “鶴丸城”
  • Chinese: “鹿儿岛城”
  • Chinese: “鹿兒島城”
  • French: “castel de Kagoshima”
  • French: “Chateau de Kagoshima”
  • French: “château de Kagoshima”
  • French: “Château de Kagoshima”
  • French: “Kagoshima-jo”
  • French: “Kagoshima-jô”
  • French: “Kagoshimajo”
  • French: “Kagoshimajô”
  • German: “Burg Kagoshima”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Καγκοσίμα”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון קגושימה”
  • Japanese: “kagoshima jō”
  • Japanese: “かごしまじょう”
  • Japanese: “鶴丸城”
  • Japanese: “鹿児島城”
  • Japanese: “鹿児島城跡”
  • Korean: “가고시마성”
  • Korean: “츠루마루성지”
  • Malayalam: “കഗോഷിമ കാസിൽ”
  • Persian: “قلعه کاگوشیما”
  • Polish: “zamek Kagoshima”
  • Slovenian: “grad Kagošima”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Kagoshima”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Кагошіма”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Kagoshima”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Kagoshima”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tsurumaru Castle Goromon and 九州農政局鹿児島県拠点.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Statue of Tenshoin (Princess Atsuhime) and 七高生久遠の像.

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