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  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Hirayama-Ryoichi-Garden-3.jpg
  • Sata Tamiko Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-tamiko-garden-6.jpg
  • Saigo Kenichiro Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Saigo-Kenichiro-Garden-2.jpg
  • Mori Shigemitsu Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Mori-Shigemitsu-Garden-6.jpg
  • Mori Shigemitsu Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Mori-Shigemitsu-Garden-4.jpg
  • Sata Tamiko Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-tamiko-garden-5.jpg
  • Sata Mifune Garden at Chiran Samurai Village -  Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-mifune-garden-1.jpg
  • Sata Mifune Garden at Chiran Samurai Village -  Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-mifune-garden-3.jpg
  • Mori Shigemitsu Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Mori-Shigemitsu-Garden-5.jpg
  • Sata Tamiko Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-tamiko-garden-3.jpg
  • Saigo Kenichiro Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Saigo-Kenichiro-Garden-3.jpg
  • Saigo Kenichiro Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Saigo-Kenichiro-Garden-6.jpg
  • Saigo Kenichiro Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Saigo-Kenichiro-Garden-1.jpg
  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Hirayama-Ryoichi-Garden-2.jpg
  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Hirayama-Katsumi-Garden-2.jpg
  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Hirayama-Ryoichi-Garden-4.jpg
  • Sata Tamiko Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-tamiko-garden-4.jpg
  • Mori Shigemitsu Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Mori-Shigemitsu-Garden-2.jpg
  • Mori Shigemitsu Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Mori-Shigemitsu-Garden-3.jpg
  • Sata Tamiko Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-tamiko-garden-1.jpg
  • Saigo Kenichiro Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Saigo-Kenichiro-Garden-7.jpg
  • Hirayama Katsumi Garden at Chiran Samurai Village -  Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Hirayama-Katsumi-Garden-1.jpg
  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Hirayama-Ryoichi-Garden-1.jpg
  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    Hirayama-Katsumi-Garden-3.jpg
  • Sata Naotada Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-naotada-samurai-garden-1.jpg
  • Mori Shigemitsu Garden at Chiran Samurai Village -  Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-121.jpg
  • Sata Naotada Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-naotada-samurai-garden-4.jpg
  • Sata Naotada Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-naotada-samurai-garden-2.jpg
  • Sata Naotada Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    sata-naotada-samurai-garden-3.jpg
  • Sata Tamiko Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-84.jpg
  • Sata Naotada Garden at Chiran Samurai Village - Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-189.jpg
  • Sata Mifune Garden at Chiran Samurai Village -  Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-188.jpg
  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government.. The seven gardens are recognised as places of National Scenic Beauty.  The Mori family garden was created in the tsukiyama sensui style, that is to say with rocks representing mountains, and a koi pond.  The other six gardens: are built in a dry garden style, using shirasu pumice and volcanic ash to represent water.  The use of pumice in karesansui sdry gardens is only found in Chiran.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-96.jpg
  • Senganen Garden, also known as Isoteien is a Japanese style landscape garden along the coast of Kagoshima. One of the garden's most striking feature is its use of Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay as borrowed scenery. The garden includes small ponds, streams, shrines and a bamboo grove. Senganen was constructed in 1658 by the wealthy Shimazu Clan, one of the most powerful feudal clans during the Edo Period.  The Shimazu ruled Kagoshima for almost 700 years and continued to be influential into the modern era as earlyadopters of Western science and technology.  At the center of the garden stands the Iso Residence. The residence was originally built in 1658 along with the rest of the garden, but the current building mostly dates back to a reconstruction in the mid 1880s.
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  • Chiran Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence and Gardens - visitors can step into each of the seven gardens of which six are "Karesansui" rock garden, and one a "Chisen Kaiyu Shiki" strolling pond garden. Each garden features a miniaturized version of natural landscape, by wisely incorporating actual hillsides in the backdrop as part of the garden elements.  There are also landscaped alleys connecting the samurai residences and gardens called the  "Honbaba promenade"
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  • Chiran Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence and Gardens - visitors can step into each of the seven gardens of which six are "Karesansui" rock garden, and one a "Chisen Kaiyu Shiki" strolling pond garden. Each garden features a miniaturized version of natural landscape, by wisely incorporating actual hillsides in the backdrop as part of the garden elements.  There are also landscaped alleys connecting the samurai residences and gardens called the  "Honbaba promenade"
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  • Chiran Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence and Gardens - visitors can step into each of the seven gardens of which six are "Karesansui" rock garden, and one a "Chisen Kaiyu Shiki" strolling pond garden. Each garden features a miniaturized version of natural landscape, by wisely incorporating actual hillsides in the backdrop as part of the garden elements.  There are also landscaped alleys connecting the samurai residences and gardens called the  "Honbaba promenade"
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  • Chiran Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence and Gardens - visitors can step into each of the seven gardens of which six are "Karesansui" rock garden, and one a "Chisen Kaiyu Shiki" strolling pond garden. Each garden features a miniaturized version of natural landscape, by wisely incorporating actual hillsides in the backdrop as part of the garden elements.  There are also landscaped alleys connecting the samurai residences and gardens called the  "Honbaba promenade"
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  • Chiran Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence and Gardens - visitors can step into each of the seven gardens of which six are "Karesansui" rock garden, and one a "Chisen Kaiyu Shiki" strolling pond garden. Each garden features a miniaturized version of natural landscape, by wisely incorporating actual hillsides in the backdrop as part of the garden elements.  There are also landscaped alleys connecting the samurai residences and gardens called the  "Honbaba promenade"
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  • Chiran Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence and Gardens - visitors can step into each of the seven gardens of which six are "Karesansui" rock garden, and one a "Chisen Kaiyu Shiki" strolling pond garden. Each garden features a miniaturized version of natural landscape, by wisely incorporating actual hillsides in the backdrop as part of the garden elements.  There are also landscaped alleys connecting the samurai residences and gardens called the  "Honbaba promenade"
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  • Chiran Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence and Gardens - visitors can step into each of the seven gardens of which six are "Karesansui" rock garden, and one a "Chisen Kaiyu Shiki" strolling pond garden. Each garden features a miniaturized version of natural landscape, by wisely incorporating actual hillsides in the backdrop as part of the garden elements.  There are also landscaped alleys connecting the samurai residences and gardens called the  "Honbaba promenade"
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  • Chiran Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence and Gardens - visitors can step into each of the seven gardens of which six are "Karesansui" rock garden, and one a "Chisen Kaiyu Shiki" strolling pond garden. Each garden features a miniaturized version of natural landscape, by wisely incorporating actual hillsides in the backdrop as part of the garden elements.  There are also landscaped alleys connecting the samurai residences and gardens called the  "Honbaba promenade"
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  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government..
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  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government..
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  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government..
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  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government..
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  • Chiran was home to more than 500 samurai residences during the late Edo period. Part of the charm of the Chiran Samurai Residence Complex lies in the stone wall lined paths covered in ivy and other greenery and with sculpted hedges.  The samurai homes and landscaped gardens are one of the main treats of Kagoshima Prefecture.  The Chiran Samurai Residence Complex has been designated as an Important Preservation District of Traditional Buildings by the Japanese government..
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