Site of Saigo Takamoris’s death

Site of Saigo Takamoris’s death is a memorial in Kagoshima, Kagoshima. Site of Saigo Takamoris’s death is situated nearby to the park 長田公園, as well as near the community center 岩崎谷公民館.

Photo: AMANO Jun-ichi, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kagoshima Castle and Kagoshima Prefectural Citizens‘ Exchange Center.

Kagoshima Castle

Ruins

Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kagoshima Castle was an Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023. Kagoshima Castle is situated 310 metres south of Site of Saigo Takamoris’s death.

Kagoshima Prefectural Citizens‘ Exchange Center

Community center

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kagoshima Prefectural Citizens‘ Exchange Center is a community center, which is situated 290 metres southeast of Site of Saigo Takamoris’s death.

Kagoshima City Museum of Art

Museum

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Kagoshima City Museum of Art opened within the Ninomaru of Tsurumaru Castle in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, 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. Kagoshima City Museum of Art is situated 680 metres south of Site of Saigo Takamoris’s death.