Top Things to do in Minamikyushu
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The 10 Best Points of Interest & Landmarks in Minamikyushu, Kyushu
Discover the best top things to do in Minamikyushu, Japan including Chiran Samurai Residence Garden, Chiran Heiwa Park, Keiichiro Saigo Garden, Hirayama Katsumi Garden, Sata Mifune Garden, Sata Tamiko Garden, Sata Naotada Garden, Mori Shigemitsu Garden, Former Takaki Family Residence, Chiran Heiwa Kannon.
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1. Chiran Samurai Residence Garden
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4.0 based on 369 reviews
Reviewed By MarkKwok
I went here from Kagoshima. There is a bus at bay number East 16 at the bus station outside Kagoshima Chuo station that takes you to the Samurai Houses (Bukeyashiki-iriguchi) stop. Look for the bus with the destination "Chiran, Peace Museum (Tokko Kannon)". Bus signs are in Kanji (Chinese characters) only. The bus takes an hour and costs about 800 yen. Buses are one per hour so remember to check the bus schedule. The first thing to do is to buy a ticket. It's 500 yen for all the 7 gardens. There are a few shops along the main road that sell the ticket. The ticket cannot be purchased at the gardens themselves except the one at the far northern end of the district. I recommend visiting the chiran samurai website to download a map first, and the map tells you where to get tickets. The preserved samurai district consists of a 700 meter long street with no telephone poles or parked cars. I arrived late morning and it was rather quiet and peaceful. There is a tea house and a few restaurants along the way. An interesting aspect of the area is a creek that runs along the curb of the main road with koi swimming along. While some readers do not find this area interesting, I enjoyed it very much, probably because I have a strong interest in Japanese gardens.
