Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #11 in Kobe, Japan

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 4.4 km
Ascend 70 m
Descend 121 m

Explore Kobe in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in KobeIndividual Sights in Kobe

Sight 1: 河内国魂神社

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河内国魂神社

Kawachi Kuni Soul Shrine (Kawachi Kuni Tamajinja / Kawachi no Kuni Tamajinja, Kawachi Kuni Soul Shrine) is a shrine located in Kunitamadori, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It is a Shikiuchi company, and the former company name is Gosha. Originally, it was called "Gogeten God" and "Gogeten Shrine".

Wikipedia: 河内国魂神社 (JA)

768 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: 神戸護国神社

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Hyogo Kobe Gokoku Shrine is a shrine (Gokoku Shrine) located in Shinohara Kitamachi, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Eastern Hyogo Prefecture (Tamba, Settsu, Awaji Enshrines 53,257 heroic spirits related to the area. The grounds of the temple grounds are 2,200 tsubo, and cherry trees are planted in the precincts and on the road in front of the shrine to comfort the scattered heroic spirits.

Wikipedia: 兵庫縣神戸護國神社 (JA)

1353 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 3: 六甲八幡神社

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六甲八幡神社 KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Rokko Yahata Shrine (EN), Website

1781 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 4: 世良美術館

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The Sera Museum of Art is an art museum opened by the female painter Shine Sera, who studied under Ryohei Koiso, a leading Western-style painter of the Showa era.

Wikipedia: 世良美術館 (JA)

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 弓弦羽神社

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Yuzuru Hajinja (Yuzuru Hajinja) is a shrine located in Mikage-gunya, Higashi-nada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The former company name is Murasha.

Wikipedia: 弓弦羽神社 (JA)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 香雪美術館

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The Kōsetsu Museum of Art is an art museum that opened in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1973. The museum preserves, researches, and displays the collection of Japanese and East Asian artworks—including Buddhist art, calligraphic works, tea utensils, early-modern paintings, arms and armour, and lacquerware—built up by Murayama Ryōhei, also known as Kōsetsu, founder of The Asahi Shimbun. These works include nineteen Important Cultural Properties and twenty-three Important Works of Fine Arts. In December 2021, the museum closed for an extended period of renovation, although exhibition activities continue through the Nakanoshima Kōsetsu Museum of Art in Osaka.

Wikipedia: Kōsetsu Museum of Art (EN)

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