Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Kobe, Japan

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Number of sights 18 sights
Distance 6.5 km
Ascend 223 m
Descend 231 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: 妙本寺

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Myōhonji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Shōshū Buddhism located in Nada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Hirodai.

Wikipedia: 妙本寺 (神戸市) (JA)

292 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Haradanomori Gallery

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Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Harada no Mori Gallery is an art museum located in Harada-dori, Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 兵庫県立美術館 原田の森ギャラリー (JA)

102 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art

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Tadanori Yokoo (Yoko Otoda Rigenda Bijutsukan) is a museum containing Tadanori Yokoo in Harada -dori, Nada -ku, Kobe -shi, Hyogo.

Wikipedia: 横尾忠則現代美術館 (JA)

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: D51 211

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D51 211 Alt_winmaerik / CC BY-SA 3.0

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. 174 were preserved in Japan but 5 out of the 174 are operational leaving only 169 on display.

Wikipedia: JNR Class D51 (EN)

1542 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 5: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

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The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is a museum of carpentry tools in Kobe, Japan. The museum was opened in 1984 with the objective of collecting and conserving ancient tools as an example of Japanese cultural heritage, in order to pass them on to the next generation through research and exhibitions.

Wikipedia: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum (EN), Website

1232 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 6: Ben's House

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Ben's House is a historical building facing Kitano Street in Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is one of the Western-style buildings that make up the Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District "Kitano-cho Yamamoto-dori" and has been selected as one of the "100 Modern Houses in Hyogo". Also with the former Ferré House.

Wikipedia: ベンの家 (JA)

17 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Yokan Nagaya French House

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Yokan Nagaya is a foreign building facing Kitano Street in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Also with the former Bosy House and the Buddha Lan West Wing. It is one of the Western-style buildings that make up the Important Traditional Buildings Preservation District "Kitano-cho Yamamoto-dori" and has been selected as one of the "100 Modern Houses in Hyogo".

Wikipedia: 洋館長屋 (JA)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: サッスーン邸

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The former Sassoon House is a foreign residence located in Kitano-cho, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. A traditional building in the Kitano and Yamamoto districts.

Wikipedia: 旧サッスーン邸 (JA)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Italian House & Decorative Arts Museum

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The Italian Pavilion and Platonic Museum of Decorative Arts is a historical building and art museum located in Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. It was opened to the public in 1991. Also with the former Avoy House. A traditional building in the Kitano and Yamamoto districts.

Wikipedia: イタリア館・プラトン装飾美術館 (JA)

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Hillside House No. 8 (Yamate 8-Bankan)

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Yamate Hachibankan is a foreign museum located in Kitano-cho, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Also with the former Sansen House.

Wikipedia: 山手八番館 (JA)

270 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Rhine House

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The former Drewell House is a Western-style building located in Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 旧ドレウェル邸 (JA)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Kitano Tenman-jinja

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Tenma Shrine is a shrine located in Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Commonly known as: Kitano Tenma Shrine.

Wikipedia: 天満神社 (神戸市中央区) (JA)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Moegi House

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The former Sharp House is a foreign house located in Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is also known as the "House of Moe Huang". It was designated as an important cultural property of Japan on December 18, 1980.

Wikipedia: 旧シャープ住宅 (JA)

829 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Kitano Meister Garden

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Kitano Kobo no Machi is an "experiential workshop where you can encounter the Kobe brand" in Chuo-ku, Kobe City.

Wikipedia: 北野工房のまち (JA), Website

764 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 15: 日本基督教団神戸栄光教会

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Japan Christian Church Kobe Glory Church is a church of the Japan Christian Church located in Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 日本基督教団神戸栄光教会 (JA)

382 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Sorakuen Garden

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The gardens of Sōraku-en (相楽園) are in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. Formerly attached to the Taishō-era residence of Kodera Yasujirō, ownership passed to the city of Kobe in 1941. Since then they have been open to the public. Most of the former residence was destroyed in the Pacific War; the stables of 1907 survived and have been designated an Important Cultural Property.

Wikipedia: Sōraku-en (EN), Website

259 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: 旧小寺家厩舎

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The former Kodera family stable is a Western-style stable building located in Sorakuen Gardens in Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It was designed by architect Kozo Kawai and completed in 1910. It was designated as an important cultural property of Japan in 1970.

Wikipedia: 旧小寺家厩舎 (JA)

36 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: 旧ハッサム住宅

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Former Hassam House is a foreign museum located in Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is said to have been designed by A.N. Hansell, who worked on a number of foreign houses such as the Shweke House and the Gate House. Construction was completed in 1902. The south veranda, which overlooks the vast Japan garden, is an arcade-style on the first floor and a colonnade style on the second floor, which is a feature of the exterior of the house. It is highly regarded as a masterpiece of architecture that conveys the characteristics of the Meiji-era foreign museum, and was designated as an important cultural property of Japan on June 7, 1961.

Wikipedia: 旧ハッサム住宅 (JA)

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