basic information

Senganen, also called Isoteien, is a Japanese style landscape garden, which is beautifully located at the foot of a wooded hill along the coast near Kagoshima.

The garden, which contains beautiful former residential buildings and Sakurajima as "borrowed scenery", belonged to the Shimazu, the family clan which ruled Kagoshima for almost 700 years until the end of Japan's feudal age in 1868.

Next to the garden and included in the admission price is a small museum dedicated to the Shimazu Clan. The museum is housed in the former building of Japan's first Western style factory.

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how to get there

Senganen can be reached by the "Kagoshima City View" bus, a circular bus line for tourists that runs every 30 minutes and stops at various tourist attractions and JR Kagoshima Chuo Station.

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hours and fees

Hours:	8:30 to 17:30
Closed:	No closing days.
Admission:	1000 yen (garden and museum) 1500 yen (garden, museum and tour through buildings)

news and reports

	Kagoshima Cherry Blossom Report March 27, 2009
	Kagoshima Cherry Blossom Report March 25, 2009

travel community

Users who have been to Kagoshima: 154
Users who have been to Senganen Garden: 49

3rd of 3 most visited sights in Kagoshima.
250th of 509 most visited sights nationwide.

Rating by users:		recommended (82/100, 25 votes)
Rating by staff:		recommended
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