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Tanshôen is a public park & garden in [[Kagoshima]], located adjacent to [[Terukuni Shrine]], and just below the foot of Shiroyama (the former site of [[Kagoshima castle]]).  

Tanshôen is a public park & garden in [[Kagoshima]], located adjacent to [[Terukuni Shrine]], and just below the foot of Shiroyama (the former site of [[Kagoshima castle]]).  

Originally established as a ''daimyô'' garden within the ''ni-no-maru'' outer precincts of [[Kagoshima castle]], the garden was famous for its hillside waterfall, stone bridge, and lake. In [[1857]], it became the site of the first Morse code message ever sent in Japan, as a message was sent from the garden to the inner precincts of the castle, over 600 meters away.

Originally established as a ''daimyô'' garden within the ''ni-no-maru'' outer precincts of [[Kagoshima castle]], the garden was famous for its hillside waterfall, stone bridge, and lake. In [[1857]], it became the site of the first Morse code [[telegraph]] message ever sent in Japan, as a message was sent from the garden to the inner precincts of the castle, over 600 meters away.

In 1917, monumental bronze statues of [[Shimazu Nariakira]], [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]], and [[Shimazu Tadayoshi]], designed by [[Asakura Fumio]], were erected in the garden.

In 1917, monumental bronze statues of [[Shimazu Nariakira]], [[Shimazu Hisamitsu]], and [[Shimazu Tadayoshi]], designed by [[Asakura Fumio]], were erected in the garden.