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Kagoshima•625m(8 min walk)
Tenmonkan
天文館Kagoshima
Shopping
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Tenmonkan is the main shopping and entertainment district of Kagoshima, a cluster of covered arcades, shops and eateries in the city centre. The name is a casual label for the area around the Tenmonkan crossing and tram stop, so its boundaries are loosely defined even among locals. It recalls the Meijikan, also called Tenmonkan, an Edo-period centre for astronomy and calendar study built by the Shimazu lord Shigehide.
Three main streets cross the district: Tenmonkan Honto-dori, the G3 arcade and the tram street, and the covered arcades total about 3.5 kilometres. They shelter shoppers from ash fall from Sakurajima and from strong summer sun. The local department store Yamagataya and the Maruya Gardens complex stand among old family shops, boutiques and countless eateries. The Bunka-dori area is the entertainment quarter, where neon lights come on at night.
Goshuin within a short walk
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Visit Duration
75 minutes
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