32 Sights in Kobe, Japan (with Map and Images)

The Kobe Port Tower is a landmark in the port city of Kobe, Japan. The sightseeing tower was completed in 1963 and was temporarily closed from late 2009 to 28 April 2010 and again to present for renovation. It is located in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

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The Goshikizuka Kofun (五色塚古墳) is a kofun burial mound located in the Goshikiyama neighborhood of Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. The tumulus is the largest in Hyōgo Prefecture, and is estimated to have been built around the end of the 4th century and the beginning of the 5th century. It is known as the first kofun to be restored to what archaeologists believe to be its original appearance. It is also known as the Sentsubo Kofun (千壺古墳). Together with the smaller neighboring Kotsubo Kofun (小壺古墳) it was designated a National Historic Site in 1921, with the area under protection extended in 1974, 1979 and 2006.

Wikipedia: Goshikizuka (Sentsubo) Kofun (EN)

The former Hassam Residence is an alien house located in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It is said to have been designed by A. N. Hansell, who worked on a number of foreign houses such as the Shueke House and the Mondo House. Construction was completed in 1902. The south veranda, overlooking the vast Japan garden, is an arcade on the first floor and a colonnade on the second floor, which is a feature of the exterior of the house. It was highly evaluated as a famous building that conveys the characteristics of the Ijinkan of the Meiji era, and was designated as an important cultural property of Japan on June 7, 1961.

Wikipedia: 旧ハッサム住宅 (JA)

Kobe City Weather Vane House (Kobe City Weather Vane House) is a historical building located in Kitano-cho 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Built in 1904 (Meiji 37) as a residence for a German trader, it is a foreign house (Western-style building), and features a heavy brick exterior and a weather vane on the roof. It is called the House of the Weather Vane because of its weathervane, and is also called the Old Thomas House and the Old Thomas House from the name of the original resident. It is designated as an important cultural property of Japan.

Wikipedia: 神戸市風見鶏の館 (JA), Website

The boathouse shape is a historical building "Sichuan Throne Ship" located in Xiangyuan Park, Central District, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Throne ships refer to the ships used by Daimyo in the Edo period for attendance and sightseeing, and several of them have been preserved so far. Among them, this boathouse is the only existing Sichuan throne ship. Because of its scarcity and high historical and cultural value, it was designated as an important national cultural property in 1953 (Showa 28).

Wikipedia: 船屋形 (JA)

Hashimoto Science Museum is a science museum located in Chuishui District, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. The museum opened in April 1998. The scale is two floors above ground, with a building area of about 1700 square meters. It was previously managed and operated by Ocean Bridge Investigation Association, a consortium, but now it is managed and operated by JB Expressway Service Co., Ltd.. It is located on the Kobe side of Akashi Strait Bridge in Wuzi Park.

Wikipedia: 橋の科学館 (JA), Url

Meriken Park is a waterfront park located in the port city of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The park features the Kobe Port Tower, Kobe Maritime Museum, and a memorial to victims of the Great Hanshin earthquake. The name of the park comes from the word "American," which was commonly translated as "Meriken" during the Meiji era. Meriken Park is also the location of the Hotel Okura Kobe and Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel.

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Maya Kanko Hotel (Maya Kanko Hotel) is a hotel that used to operate on the hillside of Maya Mountain in Nada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It was completed in 1930 and closed in the 1990s. After that, it was abandoned, but its value as a modernist building was evaluated, and it was decided to register it as a national tangible cultural property, which is rare in ruins.

Wikipedia: 摩耶観光ホテル (JA)

The Akashi Domain Maiko Battery was a Bakumatsu period coastal artillery battery erected by Akashi Domain on the Seto Inland Sea coast of what is now Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. The ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 2007. It is also called the Maiko Hōdai-ato (舞子砲台跡) after its location on Kaji Bay.

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Rokko Yahata Shrine is a Japanese Shinto shrine near Hankyu Rokko Station in Nada-ku, Kobe. It is one of the biggest shrines in western Kobe along with the Sumiyoshi Shrine. It holds events on New Year's Day, the yakujin festival, setsubun and Shichi-Go-San. The big red torii gate at the entrance to the shopping mall is very large. It is at least 110 years old.

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Sannomiya Shrine (三宮神社, Sannomiya Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the third pillar of the shrine from Ichinomiya to Hachinomiya (Ikuta Shrine Hachisha), which enshrines the god of the eight pillars of Ikuta Shrine, and enshrines Princess Takitsuhime no Mikoto as a deity.

Wikipedia: 三宮神社 (神戸市) (JA)

Izumo Taisha Kobe Shrine is a shrine located in the urban area of Kobe, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He is known as the "God of Marriage", "God of Fortune" and "God of Ghosts". It enshrines the spirit of the goddess of Izumo Taisha and the great goddess of the great kingdom. Also known as "Kobe no Izumo-san"

Wikipedia: 出雲大社神戸分祠 (JA)

The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Museum is a museum located in Maiko Park in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The former name was Sun Zhongshan Memorial Hall. Built in 1915, the octagonal Chinese pavilion is the oldest existing concrete block building in the Japan and has been designated as an important cultural property of Japan.

Wikipedia: 孫文記念館 (JA)

The Kobe City Archives is the archive of the city of Kobe in Japan. It contains records dating back to the mid 19th century. The building containing the archive is currently located in the Chuo district of Kobe, near Shin-Kobe Station. The building is in Art Deco style, and was recognised as a "significant building" in 2000.

Wikipedia: Kobe City Archives (EN)

The Class D51 (D51形) is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the Japanese National Railways (JNR), and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizo, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Mitsubishi, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from 1936 to 1945 and 1950 to 1951.

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Shadow Courtyard is a temple located in the central district of Kobe. Takano Mountain Zhenyanzong Zhunbiegeben Mountain. Deity: Master of Dharma Threatening Buddha: Immobile King Ming Threatening Buddha: Love dyes the king of Ming Dynasty (Heisei opened his eyes in the spring of 13 years)

Wikipedia: 聖徳院 (JA)

Yisong'an is a historical building located in Dongtan District, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Former residence of writer Junichiro Tanizaki. Because of the masterpiece written here, it is also called "the home of fine snow". The name of the temple is taken from the lady's name "Songzi".

Wikipedia: 倚松庵 (JA)

Ikawadani Sosha (伊川谷惣社) is a Shinto shrine located in Kamiwaki, Ikawadani Town, Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. One of the shrines that is compared to Monobe Shrine in the Enki Shikikami Name Book. The former shrine is a gōsha. It is also called Sosha Shrine.

Wikipedia: 伊川谷惣社 (JA)

Zenpukuji Temple (zenpukuji) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Soto sect located in Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Kotokusan. The main statue is Amitabha Buddha. It is located at the foot of the deciduous mountain of Arima Onsen Village.

Wikipedia: 善福寺 (神戸市北区) (JA)

Onsenji (温泉寺) is a temple of the Obaku sect located in Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Mt. Arima. The main statue is Yakushi Nyorai. The sect was originally Shingon Buddhism. The official name is Arimasan Onsen Zenji.

Wikipedia: 温泉寺 (神戸市) (JA)

Old Xiaosijia Stable is a western-style stable building located in Xiangyuan, Central District, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Designed by the architect He Hehaozang, it was completed in 1910. In 1970, it was designated as an important national cultural property.

Wikipedia: 旧小寺家厩舎 (JA)

Kobe Overseas Chinese History Museum, founded in 1979, is located in Haihaitong, Central District, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is a private humanities museum. In 1980, it was designated as "100 Choices of Critical Culture" by Hyogo Kobe News Agency.

Wikipedia: 神戸華僑歴史博物館 (JA)

Kobe Kitano Art Museum is an art museum located in the central district of Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. As a museum facility, it was built in the 31st year of Meiji (1898), a historical building, the official residence of the old American Consulate.

Wikipedia: 神戸北野美術館 (JA)

Count Mutsu Munemitsu was a Japanese diplomat and politician. He became Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1890 and worked to revise unequal treaties. He served as plenipotentiary at the peace conference in Shimonoseki after the First Sino-Japanese War.

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The old Sharp residence is a alien house located in Kitano Town, Central District, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is famous for its "Museum of Meng Huang". On December 18, 1980, it was designated as an important cultural property by the state.

Wikipedia: 旧シャープ住宅 (JA)

Moto-Sumiyoshi Shrine is a Japanese Shinto shrine in Higashinada ward, Kobe. It is one of the biggest shrines in western Kobe. It is next to Sumiyoshi Station. There is documentary evidence that the shrine has existed since the 13th century.

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Hyogo Kobe Gokoku Shrine (hyōgoken kobe gokoku jinja) is a Shinto shrine (Gokoku Jinja) located in Nada Ward, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It enshrines 53,257 war dead related to eastern Hyogo Prefecture (Tamba, Settsu, Awaji).

Wikipedia: 兵庫縣神戸護國神社 (JA)

The former Muto Family Bettei Western-style Building is a Western-style building located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is also known as the former Mutō Sanji Residence and the former Bell Spinning Maiko Club.

Wikipedia: 旧武藤家別邸洋館 (JA)

Hashiumizu Shrine (走水神社, Hashiudo-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Motomachi-dori 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It sits facing the east-west road one street south of the Motomachi shopping street.

Wikipedia: 走水神社 (神戸市) (JA)

Gokurakuji Temple is a Jodo sect temple located in Arima-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Sakajing Mountain. The name of the hospital is Dembō-in. The main statue is Amitabha Buddha.

Wikipedia: 極楽寺 (神戸市北区) (JA)

Higashi Yuen Park is an urban park managed by Kobe City located in 6-chome, Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is next to the south of Kobe City Hall and spreads out on the west side of Flower Road.

Wikipedia: 東遊園地 (JA), Website

The Former Settlement Jugobankan (formerly Settlement 15 Bankan) is a Western-style building located in the former settlement of Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Former United States Consulate.

Wikipedia: 旧居留地十五番館 (JA)