Chiran (知覧町; -chou) is a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima, Japan. A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Kawanabe (川辺郡; -gun) is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. ... Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿å…島県 Kagoshima-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,667 and the density of 113.71 persons per km². The total area is 120.19 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
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Official website in Japanese (some English content)
Apparently, the village headman of Chiran had the opportunity to travel with his lord Shimazu in the mid-1700s to Kyoto and Edo, taking with him some of his local samurai as retainers.
The headman and his retainers were so impressed with the sophisticated culture of Kyoto and Edo that they invited gardeners to Chiran to construct a series of modestly sized gardens on the samurai estates surrounding the castle.
Chiran can be reached in about 1 hour and 20 minutes by taking a bus headed for Makurazaki (there's no bus number) from Yamakataya Bus Station in front of the Asahi-Dori streetcar stop in downtown Kagoshima.
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