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About Tenmonkan

"Tenmonkan," a city that is popular regardless of
generation in various nickname as "Tenmachi"

Collectively the plurality of one-of Kagoshima, which is formed at a shopping district center downtown, entertainment district, Kagoshima of people have familiarity is called "Tenmonkan", "Tenmachi".
One of the major features of the Astronomical Museum, arched arcade of up to about 2km to match the single-roof type, "ash measures of Sakurajima" and, rain, plays a role to avoid the strong summer sun. To be a "Tenmonkan Street Dentoma" is the nearest station, commute, even of people visited about 4600 people a day to tourists, the city crowded day and night. And fusion is a new shop with the historic long-established stores, including the restaurant that serves regional cuisine and shochu of Kagoshima, souvenir shops, fashion, entertainment and a variety of shops have lined the eaves.
As well as everyday use, as well as "entertaining place" the important visitor, is familiar to many people regardless of age gender "Tenmonkan". In accordance with the changing times, even while changing the expression, it does not change even now is a downtown that is loved in life and a lot of people followed for a long time, has been widely known as southern Kyushu's most popular sights.

天文館の歴史

Astronomy, the museum to study the calendar derived from,
It began crowded with movies and theater "Tenmonkan"

The history of astronomy museum has a long, it starts from the Edo period.
The first of 25 generations Satsuma clan neck Shigehide Shimazu is made as astronomical observatory "Meijikan" - alias: Astronomical Museum has become the origin of its name. From the Meiji to Taisho era there was in a lonely place to stand out vacant land, but the early Showa tram opened in, since the opening cinemas and theaters that "Kagoshima seat", regardless of the day and night crowded with people Kagoshima one now downtown.

Each of the life an
Shopping street that is born of the alternating current

The city is divided arcade, mall, into three large and red-light district.
Tenmonkan to change the facial expressions as if visiting a completely different city if Nukere one street.
Each store and streets lined up in the city, a lot of time people have been stacked up to now and space to visit every day, history that has been defended for a long time. A total of 42 pieces as connecting the it has created the astronomical Hall of until today.

天文館の歴史

Deliver the "now" of the local Astronomical Museum
Tenmonkan official of the City Guide

In the "Astronomical Museum Official Site", summarizes the shops of the information in the Astronomical Museum,
fashion and food, such as daily necessities, will deliver the deals coupon and the latest recommended information of each store.
In addition, anyone popularity also know spot, of course, events and campaigns that are held every shopping street,
until spot anxious that new from old-fashioned spot, will introduce the charm of the local town.

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