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On the high grounds of Nishi no Omote, just beside Akaogi Castle, the residence of a venerable samurai family awaits. Come and behold a site of Tanegashima history and culture.

【MENU】

・Informations

・About GESSOUTEI

・Main Displays

・Tanegashima's Garden Culture

・History



Information

【Hours of Operation】
9:00am-5:00pm

【Vacation Days】
Every 25th except in July and August

【Entrance Fee】
Adult ¥200
High schoolers ¥150
Elementaly & Junior High schoolers ¥100
Yung children ¥0

【Access】



・5 minutes on foot from Teppokan.
・5 minutes by car from the waiting spot at Nishi no Omote Port.

【Contact Information】

Tanegashima Development Center, Teppokan
〒891-3101
Kagoshima Prefecture Nishi no Omote City Nishi no Omote 7585
(TEL) 0997-23-3215
(FAX) 0997-23-3250

Akaogi Castle Cultural Heritage Museum, Gessotei
〒891-3101
Kagoshima Prefecture Nishi no Omote City Nishi no Omote 7528
(TEL) 0997-22-2101

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About Gessoutei



Gessotei is at the foot of Akaogi Castle, which marks the southern boundary of the samurai class society. It has served as the residence of Tanegashima`s chief retainer to the Daimyo, and as the residence of the Habu family, which has produced such important people as Habu Doketsu, who edited "Spreading the Silk Worm Industry" and "The Tanegashima Family`s Yearly Functions" and Habu Dosoku (Shin`o) who served as the Chair of the Larger Japan Ikenobo Flower Arrangement Society during the mid-Meiji period. In addition, starting from Meiji 19 (1886) it became the residence of the head of the Tanegashima family and was visited by countless important individuals.

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Main Displays



・Life-sized doll of Lord Yamanoi




・Portrait of Habu Shin`o




・Materials related to the Tanegashima family




・Materials related to the Habu family




・Works of the writer, Shiba Ryotaro

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Tanegashima's Garden Culture



In the garden below Akaogi Castle you can behold a fusion of subtropical plant life and coral stones, a world of distinctive subtropical beauty which can only be found in the residences of Satsuma samurai families.





The building's History



Gessotei is at the foot of Akaogi Castle, which marks the southern boundary of the samurai class society. It has served as the residence of Tanegashima's chief retainer to the Daimyo, and as the residence of the Habu family, which has produced such important people as Habu Doketsu, who edited "Spreading the Silk Worm Industry" and "The Tanegashima Family's Yearly Functions" and Habu Michinori (Shin`o) who served as the Chair of the Larger Japan Ikenobo Flower Arrangement Society during the mid-Meiji period. In addition, starting from Meiji 19 (1886) it became the residence of the head of the Tanegashima family and was visited by countless important individuals.

Japanese