Sengan-en guide: Combined ticket prices, opening hours and access

Check admission for Sengan-en Garden, the Shoko Shuseikan Museum and the residence, as well as opening hours, the annual March closure, paid parking and access by JR or sightseeing bus in Kagoshima.

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Sengan-en () is a nationally designated scenic site in Kagoshima City. The garden, Shoko Shuseikan Museum () and residence () are visited using a combined ticket. This article summarizes prices, hours and access from Kagoshima City’s official tourism website. For more Kagoshima attractions, see the Sakurajima guide.

Key points

  • Combined ticket (Sengan-en, Shoko Shuseikan and residence): general admission 1,600 yen.
  • Open 9:00 to 17:00.
  • Immediately accessible from JR Sengan-en Station.
  • Closed on the first Sunday in March (due to the Kagoshima Marathon).

Ticket prices

Visitor Combined ticket price
General (age 15 and over, excluding junior high and high school students) 1,600 yen
Groups (20 or more) 1,400 yen
Elementary, junior high and high school students 800 yen
Elementary, junior high and high school students (school trips and school activities) 700 yen
Disability certificate holders or Kagoshima City senior citizen pass holders 800 yen

The official page lists the combined price for the three facilities, not individual admission prices, so this article does not provide separate ticket prices.

Opening hours and closure

Item Official information
Open 9:00 to 17:00
Closed First Sunday in March (Kagoshima Marathon)
Parking Available, paid

Getting there

Mode Official information
JR Immediately outside Sengan-en Station
Sightseeing bus About 50 minutes by Kagoshima City View from Kagoshima-Chuo Station; alight at Sengan-en-mae
Car About 20 minutes from JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station

Checks before departure

  1. Make sure your date is not the first Sunday in March.
  2. The combined ticket covers three facilities; allow enough time to see them all. The official page does not give a required visit duration.
  3. Parking is charged for drivers.

For a regional overview, see the Kyushu travel guide.

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