Kagoshima · Japan

Museum of the Meiji Restoration

Ishin Furusato-kan

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7/10

contemplative

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Animatronic samurai reformers tell the story of how Kagoshima's warriors launched the revolution that remade Japan.

This museum unpacks the unique social system of samurai loyalty, sword technique and education that made Satsuma one of Japan's most powerful provinces — and a driving force behind the Meiji Restoration that transformed the entire country. The hourly audiovisual presentations are entertainingly over-the-top, with animatronic versions of revolutionaries like Saigo Takamori and Sakamoto Ryoma recounting the ground-breaking Satsuma student visits to the West and the dramatic Satsuma Rebellion. A good smartphone app in English makes everything accessible.

Added by Kenji Watanabe

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