Tenmonkan area, Kagoshima

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Tenmonkan area, Kagoshima

The most bustling shopping area in southern Kyushu.

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Tenmonkan is Kagoshima's largest downtown area and stretches around the arcade street of Temmonkan Hondori. Even on rainy days or when there is ash fall from Sakurajima volcano, the arcade protects the area, making it a pleasant place to shop and stroll. It is an important area for shopping around Kagoshima, where you can find all kinds of Kagoshima’s specialties such as Satsuma-age, Karukan confection, Shirokuma shaved ice, and Imojochu (potato shochu drink), which are major souvenirs of Kagoshima.

The arcade runs north to south from the Tenmonkan-dori city tram station. Department stores and retail shops are on the north side of the street where the trams runs, while many eateries are on the south side, especially in the Sennichi and Yamanokuchi areas, which are crowded at night with izakaya and bars.

The name "Tenmonkan" comes from the fact that the 25th lord of Shimazu domain, Shigehide Shimazu, who liked to import European civilization, built a facility called "Meijikan (also known as Tenmonkan)" here in 1779 to conduct astronomical observations and create calendars. There is a stone monument for that astronomical observatory in a corner of Tenmonkan Hondori. Its calendar was called the Satsuma calendar, and was intended to increase agricultural production through efficient harvesting and planting season for the crops.

Highlights

  • Enjoy shopping in the most bustling shopping area in Kagoshima.
  • The North side where trams are running is for department stores and retail shops while the south side is more for eateries.
  • Every year from December to January, the illumination event "Tenmonkan Millionation" is held at Tenmonkan Park.

Photos

  • The Tenmonkan dori arcade

    The Tenmonkan dori arcade

  • Tenmonkan Millionation

    Tenmonkan Millionation

Reviews

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  • 耿桂

    咖啡廳、美食餐廳、和各式樣的商店,是很熱鬧的區域。

Details

Name in Japanese
天文館周辺
Postal Code
892-0842
Address
Higashisengoku-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima
Hours
Free to walk around anytime
Access
1) 2-minute walk from "Temmonkan-dori" tram station
2) 20-minutes drive from Kagoshima Interchange of Kyushu Expressway
Official Website
Official Website (English)