Tsurugane Shrine — Attraction in Kagoshima

This shrine is part of a larger area dedicated to the Shimadzu family that ruled Souther Kyushu for over 700 years. Today family members contribute to give tribute to their ancestors. You should set aside at least two hours to see everything, the shrine, the park, the museum and the old factory where ironworks first...

Tsurumine Shrine was founded in 1869 (Meiji 2) to enshrine the successive heads of the Shimazu clan and their families. It was originally built in Yamashita Tsurumine, Sakamoto-cho, Kagoshima City (currently the site of the bronze statue of Shimazu Nariakira in Terukuni-cho, Kagoshima City), and was designated a prefectural shrine in 1873 (Meiji 6). In 1917 (Taisho 6), Tadashige, the 30th head of the Shimazu clan, moved the shrine to its current location and constructed a main shrine building. In 1935 (Showa 10), the Emperor presented offerings to the shrine during his local...

Relatively new shrine established to enshrine heads of the Shimazu Clan. Although the shrine is quite large, it is mostly in a slightly bleak concrete area. The shrine office is apparently closed now, but you can get a goshuin (pre-written) and other shrine trinkets from the reception of Sengen-en next...