Izumi-Fumoto Samurai Residences

Very interesting

A very interesting area. Very beautiful streets of immaculate houses and gardens. The curators of the houses were extremely helpful even though we couldn't speak each others language. We were persuade...

go to the past

It is interesting to see those old Samurai houses. We were lucky to have the manager guiding us walking along. He was very kind to help us translating and taking photos. There are a staff in each hous...

Simple but interesting

There are several buildings in the area that were owned by samurai families and our well preserved. A couple of them provide tours and one you can even dress up like a samurai. There is a Wi-Fi-based ...

Trip with a bonus

I absolutely enjoyed my short stay in Izumi. My husband and I got to rent kimonos and walk the streets of Izumi. We got guided tours of each Samurai home. The bonus was that we got to keep our kimonos...

Beautiful stone walls and cityscape

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On August 14th, during the Obon holidays, when I arrived at the free parking lot at the Izumi foot history museum around 11:00, it was only us, but when I went around and returned, it increased a little. There is a parking lot between the cityscape, but if you want to enter the Izumi foot history museum, I think it's a good idea to stop here and learn before going around. The border between Satsuma and Higo seems to have been one of the largest "floor" as an important place for defense. "Floor" of the samurai residence group with 12 places in Kagoshima. This is my sixth visit. Take ...