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Our guide
Kagoshima Castle, popularly called Tsurumaru Castle, was an Edo-period castle on flat ground in the city of Kagoshima. It was listed among Japan's Top 100 Castles in 2006, and its ruins have been a National Historic Site since 2023.
Shiroyama Observatory is about 500 m away in a straight line and Kagoshima Aquarium about 1 km. Shiyakushomae tram stop is about 350 m off.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Goromon Gate ac (1) — Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- TsurumaruCastleStoneWall — Ippukucho · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Kagoshima castle1 — Vanquish0 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kagoshima castle — Unknown author · Public domain · source · resized
- Kagoshimajo — Mass Ave 975 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kagoshima Castle Front 2012 — Sakoppi · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Moat of Kagoshima Castle and Kagoshima Prefectural Citizens Exchange Center — そらみみ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Kagoshima Castle Goromon — Sakoppi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城, Kagoshima-jō) was an Edo period flatland-style Japanese castle located in the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2023. Kagoshima Castle was listed as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles by the Japan Castle Foundation in 2006. It is more popularly known in Kagoshima as Tsurumaru Castle (鶴丸城).
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What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Shiyakushomae, about 350 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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