Elegant Residences Known as Satsuma’s “Little Kyoto”

Chiran Fumoto features samurai houses fanning out on both sides of a historic street. Ancient stone walls, manicured hedges, and impressive gates line both sides of the street in a perfect example of how samurai houses of the Satsuma domain once were. Carefully constructed gardens borrowing the scenery of distant mountains accompany each of the houses. Chiran Fumoto was the first area of samurai houses in Kagoshima to be designated as a National Cultural Heritage site, and it is highly recommended as the first stop after visiting the site of Kagoshima Castle.