Sengan-en Garden
©AFLO
Sengan-en Garden houses a villa constructed by Shimazu Mitsuhisa in 1658. One of the greatest features of Sengan-en Garden is the majestic scenery of the garden that replicates Kinko Bay and Sakura-jima. With an area covering 50,000 square meters, Sengan-en Garden offers a host of things to see, including historical, cultural and natural wonders. These include an architectural style deeply influenced by Chinese culture, perfectly suited to the history and culture of Satsuma long considered the gateway to the South, as well as flowers and events that dazzle each of the four seasons and the roots of modern Japanese technology and industrial strength remaining nearby.
More Information about Sengan-en Garden
Street address
- 9700-1 Yoshinocho, Kagoshima City 892-0871
Access
- Take the Kagoshima City View Bus from Kagoshima-Chuo Station (either the Waterfront Course or Shiroyama and Iso Course). Get off at Senganen-mae (Isoteien). It takes about 30 minutes (one-day pass available)
Opening Hours
- Opens at 9:00 and closes at 17:00
Closed
- First Friday of March
Website
- https://www.senganen.jp/en/
Best season
- All year
Point
- For a unique experience at Sengan-en Garden, be sure to take part in the guided tour of the villa. Tours leave every 20 minutes and are led by a staff member wearing a kimono who takes visitors to various rooms where the feudal lords actually lived in the villa. After the tour, enjoy sweets and traditional matcha green tea while gazing out at the beautiful central garden.

Spots around
-
Ogawa Falls
-
Kirishima Open-Air Museum
-
Uenohara Jomon no Mori Museum
-
Ryugu Shrine
-
Nishi-Oyama Station
-
Kagoshima Airport
-
Kagoshima City Aquarium “Io-world”
-
Sunamushi Onsen Saraku
-
Ibusuki no Tamatebako JR Kyushu limited express Kagoshima-chuo Station – Ibusuki Station
-
Fish market tour
-
Tosenkyo Somen Nagashi
-
Tsurumaru Castle Ruins (Goromon Gate)
-
Forest in Black Current Mangrove Park
-
View Chiringashima from the Uomidake Observatory
-
Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine
-
Nagata Inakahama Beach
-
Sakura-jima
-
Kirishima-jingu Shrine
-
Fushime Coast
-
Ohko-no-taki Waterfall
-
Chiran Peace Museum
-
Seibu Rindo Forest Path
-
Hayato no Kaze JR Kyushu Limited Express
-
Lake Ikeda