{"id":4515,"date":"2016-03-28T15:28:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T06:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=4515"},"modified":"2023-01-11T11:17:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T02:17:19","slug":"samurai-kagoshima-village-chiran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/samurai-kagoshima-village-chiran\/","title":{"rendered":"Stroll Like a Samurai in Kagoshima’s Chiran Samurai Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chiran is a small but picturesque hidden gem. Located in a broad valley of Satsuma Peninsula in Kagoshima prefecture, and surrounded by calm currents of a river, it takes you 250 years back to past Japan. The Sata family, the chief samurai retainers of the Shimizu lords, found their home in this little town and built a semi-fortified village. Some of the great samurai houses scattered along a 700-meter-long lane have survived to this date. Undoubtedly, they captivate and lure those who want to experience \u201cthe old Japan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n