History enthusiasts will thoroughly enjoy visiting the Reimeikan History Museum. It opened on the grounds of the ruined Tsurumaru Castle in 1983. Exhibits explain the region’s people, culture, folklore and arts from pre-historic times, through the Middle Ages and during the Shimazu clan’s rule in the Edo period. You will also learn how the city thrived during the Meiji Restoration, suffered during WWII and rebounded into the 21st century.
