Nagashima Museum

The Nagashima Museum in Kagoshima, which opened in 1989, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the city's official founding. Perched on a hill at an elevation of 110 meters, the site offers sweeping views of the Sakurajima volcano and Kagoshima Bay. The collection includes roughly one thousand objects assembled by the businessman Nagashima Kōsuke. Here you can admire major works by international artists such as Kuroda Seiki, Auguste Rodin, and Marc Chagall. The art collection is complemented by pieces of the famous Satsuma porcelain, making the museum a cultural highlight of the region.