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Sights in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima
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Takeda Shrine and Inishie no Michi (Nisshinko Iroha Poem Monuments)
Shrine to Shimazu Tadayoshi lined with 47 iroha poem steles and a 200-meter inumaki avenue.
Bansei Tokko Peace Memorial Hall
Memorial hall on Bansei Airfield, the army's last special-attack base, showing a recovered seaplane, letters, and relics.
Junji Yoshii Art Museum
Art museum opened in 1992 amid cedars, showing Yoshii oils, drawings, prints, and about 140 associated artists' works.
Nansatsu Railway Memorial Hall
Opened in 1994 in Kaseda, preserving six Nansatsu Line vehicles including German-built steam locomotives.
Sunset Bridge
405-meter bicycle-only cable-stayed bridge over the Manose River estuary, with East China Sea sunset views.
Beppu Castle Ruins (Kaseda Castle)
Heike clan castle from about 1100; only a stone monument remains, no ruins.
Hokino-yama Park
Overlooks the East China Sea, islets, and mountains; memorial to 597 Sino-Japanese War dead.
Kasasa Art Museum (Kurose Observatory Museum)
Views of the East China Sea and complex rocks; observatory overlooks Biro Island.
Oto Stone Wall Village
Stone-walled houses on a slope, reportedly a million stones, and a 1,250-meter stone path.
Mimitori Pass
Summit poem monument of a Meiji court poet, overlooking Mount Kaimon and Makurazaki city.
Bonotsu Historical Materials Center Kishinkan
Exhibits donated Bonotsu materials, including an important cultural property Nirvana painting replica and Ming porcelain.
Ganjin Memorial Hall
Built in Akime, where priest Ganjin landed in 753; displays a statue replica, exhibits, and dioramas.
Kinpo History Exchange Hall
Displays materials, models, and videos on seafaring people's history and culture.
Minamisatsuma Sea Road Eight Views
Eight representative landscapes along Route 226, with grand natural scenery and cultural heritage.
Hill Where Whales Sleep and Stranded Whale Monument
Preserves a sperm whale skeleton from 14 stranded in 2002 at former Oura Town.
Mount Takasaki
One of the Eight Sea Road Views, with bow-shaped Fukiage Beach, foreground islands, and distant Sakurajima.
You Only Live Twice Filming Location
1967 You Only Live Twice location in Akime. The 1990 monument is engraved with Connery and Tamba signatures.
Kaseda Fumoto Samurai Residences
Former Satsuma outer-castle town retaining samurai houses, stone walls, inumaki trees, and gates along canals.
Soken-seki
Sword-like twin rocks, 27 m and 21 m tall, near Ajiro Beach; designated part of scenic Bonotsu.
Takaebi Monument
Pink heart monument of Minamisatsuma's Takaebi specialty, designed by Shoko Nakagawa to express eternal love.