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Tenmonkan & Shiroyama

4 places in Tenmonkan & Shiroyama, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.

Made in Kagoshima

Satsuma Ware

Satsuma ware is said to have begun when the lord Shimazu Yoshihiro brought potters back from Korea in the 1590s, and it is a nationally designated traditional craft. White Satsuma, which grew out of the lord's own kilns, has an ivory surface with a fine crackle. Black Satsuma, glossy and plain, was made as everyday ware.

  • Tsurumaru Kissashitsu

    Tenmonkan & Shiroyama

    A tea room on the ground floor of Reimeikan, on the Tsurumaru Castle grounds. Tea and coffee come in white and black Satsuma ware from the Chin Jukan kiln, and the cups are on sale. Closed on Mondays and the 25th. It was renamed in September 2026, from CHIN JUKAN POTTERY Kissashitsu.

    RinYou can buy a cup after using one. Start with a drink.

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Craft

  • Kiraku

    Tenmonkan & Shiroyama

    A shop for tableware and kitchen goods in Tenmonkan: Hasami-yaki and other ceramics, glass, lacquerware, chopstick rests. Outlet and imperfect pieces too. Open 10:30 to 18:00, closed only on New Year's Day.

    RinThey keep what you buy for the day. Buy first, then walk the town.

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Food

  • Kumasotei

    Tenmonkan & Shiroyama

    A restaurant of Satsuma cooking in Tenmonkan: tonkotsu stewed pork ribs, satsuma-age, kibinago sashimi and sake-sushi. Open for lunch and dinner, closed only over the new year. There is a counter on the ground floor.

    RinSatsuma-age first as it comes, hot. Then with wasabi soy sauce.

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Cafés

  • Akaya Coffee

    Tenmonkan & Shiroyama

    A coffee shop in front of the Yamakataya department store, open since 2005. It has roasted its own beans since 2014, and every straight coffee is single origin. There is a courtyard and a loft seating area upstairs. Opens at nine on weekdays and ten on weekends and holidays. Days off vary.

    RinMorning set until eleven. Every straight coffee is single origin.

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