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Chiran Samurai Residence Gardens (Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Chiran Samurai Residence Gardens is a tourist destination that preserves the atmosphere of a samurai town from the Satsuma domain era. The townscape, earthen walls, and stone walls of samurai residences dating back to the Edo period have been preserved, and each residence is dotted with its own well-maintained Japanese garden. Small...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Chiran Special Attack Peace Museum (Chiran, Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture) is a museum that preserves and exhibits the belongings, photographs, and wills of the members of the kamikaze (kamikaze) special attack units that took part in the final stages of the Pacific War, and conveys the horrors of war and the value of peace. Thanks to the cooperation of bereaved families and the local community...