Chiran-jo

Chiran-jo is a castle in Japan. Chiran-jo is situated nearby to the ruins Honmaru main compartment, as well as near Kura-no-Jo compartment.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chiran Castle and Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots.

Chiran Castle

Castle

Photo: Mizushimasea, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chiran Castle was a Japanese castle located in the Chiran area of the city of Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1993. Chiran Castle is situated 150 metres southwest of Chiran-jo.

Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots

Museum

Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots

Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The airbase at Chiran, Minamikyūshū, on the Satsuma Peninsula of Kagoshima, Japan, served as the departure point for hundreds of Special Attack or kamikaze sorties launched in the final months of World War II. Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots is situated 1 km southwest of Chiran-jo.

Chiran

Bus station

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Chiran is a bus station, which is situated 1 km northwest of Chiran-jo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chiran and Chirancho-Kori.

Chiran

Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chiran is a town in Kagoshima prefecture, part of Kyushu in Japan. It is now administered as part of Minamikyushu City.

Chirancho-Kori

Quarter

Photo: Fuji-s, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chirancho-Kori is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Chiran-jo.

Kiire-Hitokuracho

Quarter

Kiire-Hitokuracho

Photo: Sakoppi, CC BY 3.0.

Kiire-Hitokuracho is a quarter, which is situated 7 km east of Chiran-jo.

Chiran-jo

Type: Castle
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

31.36754° or 31° 22′ 3″ north

Longitude

130.44352° or 130° 26′ 37″ east

Open location code

8Q3G9C9V+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9779369307

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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In Other Languages

“Chiran-jo” goes by many names.

Japanese: “知覧城”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Honmaru main compartment and Kura-no-Jo compartment.

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