Sengan-en (Shimadzu Garden)
Kagoshima, Japan
🌳 Park🏯 Landmark
A UNESCO World Heritage-listed Japanese garden built in 1658 by the Shimazu clan, featuring sweeping views of Sakurajima volcano and Kinko Bay. The garden uses the volcano and bay as borrowed scenery, creating one of Japan's most spectacular landscape compositions.
Address: 鹿児島県鹿児島市吉野町9700-1
Website: www.senganen.jp
Upcoming Events (6)
Happy Cat Photo Exhibition
Sep 15, 2026 - Oct 15, 2026 · 🖼️ Exhibition
Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, Gold Leaf & Metal Engraving Workshop
Sep 19, 2026 - Oct 18, 2026 · 🎗️ Culture
Tote Bag Stencil Dyeing Experience
Sep 21, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026 · 🎗️ Culture
Lantern & Pinwheel Alley
Sep 26, 2026 - Nov 30, 2026 · 🌈 Illumination
Gagaku (Japanese Court Music) Workshop
Oct 2026 3-3 · 🎵 Music, 🎗️ Culture
67th Sengan-en Chrysanthemum Festival
Nov 2026 1-30 · 🏮 Festival, 🌿 Nature
Past Events (36)
Cat Cat Art Exhibition: Shoyo High School Art Dept. x Sengan-en
Feb 2026 1-28
Nagashi-bina Doll Floating Ceremony
Feb 28, 2026
Noh Theater Experience Workshop
Mar 2026 7-8
Kawanabe Buddhist Altar Workshop
Mar 2026 21-22
[Spring Break] Guided World Heritage Tour
Mar 26, 2026 - Apr 5, 2026
Tote Bag Katazome Dyeing Workshop
Apr 2026 4-5
32nd Kyokusui no En (Winding Stream Banquet)
Apr 12, 2026
Kawanabe Buddhist Altar Workshop
Apr 2026 18-19
Shimadzu Family Traditional May Nobori Flag Display
Apr 25, 2026 - May 6, 2026
Mini Koinobori Dyeing Workshop
May 2026 2-4
...and 26 more past events
Featured in guides
Kagoshima Sengan-en: Golden Week Traditional Arts Under the Volcano (May 3–5, 2026)
Spring Wildflowers & Nature Walks: Katakuri, Foraging & Castle Blossoms (March 2026)
Kagoshima Spring Break: Sengan-en World Heritage Garden, Kyokusui Poetry & Southern Japan's Hidden Charm (Late March–April 2026)
Kagoshima in Early Summer: Sakurajima, Iris Gardens & the Warmth of Southern Kyushu (June 2026)
Kirishima Shochu Country, Sakurajima Fireworks & a Southern Kyushu Spring Road Trip (April 2026)
