Kagoshima City, Kagoshima · Satsuma
Kagoshima / Shiroyama
Shiroyama connects the end of the Satsuma Rebellion with Saigo Takamori's final days. The view of Sakurajima and Kinko Bay, together with Saigo Cave and the place associated with his death, quietly brings forward Saigo as a vast defeated figure.
Takamori Saigo
AddressAround 22 Shiroyama-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan
Nearby
- Saigo CaveA cave remembered as the place where Saigo spent his final days.
- Site of Saigo Takamori's DeathA place associated with the death of Saigo Takamori.
- Terukuni ShrineA shrine that can be visited together with the Shiroyama area.
- Museum of the Meiji RestorationA museum for understanding the background of Satsuma and the Restoration.