Mount Shiroyama
城山
A historic mountain park in Kagoshima offering panoramic views of Sakurajima and sites from the final Satsuma Rebellion battle.
What it is
- A national historic site and natural monument in central Kagoshima City.
- The location of the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877.
- The site where Saigo Takamori committed ritual suicide.
- A mountain primarily composed of shirasu volcanic ash.
What to see
- An observatory at 107 meters elevation overlooking Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay.
- Over 600 species of wild subtropical plants growing across the mountain.
- The Shiroyama Nature Trail which first opened in 1972.
- Kagoshima Castle ruins built by Shimazu Tadatsune at the foot of the mountain.
- An NHK-FM transmission station situated on the mountain grounds.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Mount Shiroyama Open in Google Maps
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