Soumuta elementary school

Soumuta elementary school is a school in Kagoshima, Kagoshima. Soumuta elementary school is situated nearby to the park 夏蔭公園, as well as near the quarter Shiroyama.

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Type: School
Description: primary school
Also known as: “Somuta Elementary School”
Address: 1, 城山二丁目, 鹿児島市, 鹿児島県 892-0813

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kagoshima Castle and Mt. Shiroyama.

Kagoshima Castle

Ruins

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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 1 km southeast of Soumuta elementary school.

Mt. Shiroyama

Peak

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Mount Shiroyama is a mountain located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. 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.

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 1 km southeast of Soumuta elementary school.