Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Kobe, Japan

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 10.7 km
Ascend 261 m
Descend 248 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: Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution

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The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Center for People and Disaster Prevention was established with the aim of becoming a global hub for disaster prevention and mitigation. The facility is located at HAT Kobe in Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 人と防災未来センター (JA), Website

1113 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: 専称寺

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Senshoji is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect in Japan. The official name is Shoryūzan Senshoji. It is located in Minamihonmachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 専称寺 (神戸市) (JA)

1316 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 3: 小野八幡神社

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Ono Hachiman Shrine is located in Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 小野八幡神社 (JA)

452 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Kobe East Park

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Higashi Yuenchi is an urban park managed by the city of Kobe located at 6-chome, Kano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is located south of the main building of Kobe City Hall and on the west side of Flower Road.

Wikipedia: 東遊園地 (JA), Website

243 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Kobe Pearl Museum

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Japan Shinjukaikan is an office building located in the former settlement of Higashimachisuji in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Modernization industrial heritage.

Wikipedia: 日本真珠会館 (JA)

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Kobe Lamp Museum

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Kobe Lampu Museum is a museum located in Kyomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. It will close on February 28, 2022.

Wikipedia: 神戸らんぷミュージアム (JA)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: KOBEとんぼ玉ミュージアム

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The KOBE Tonbodama Museum (Kobe Tonbodama Museum) is an art museum dedicated to lampwork glass crafts such as lampwork, including lampwork such as dragonfly beads. It is located in a former settlement in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: KOBEとんぼ玉ミュージアム (JA), Website

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: 旧居留地十五番館

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The Former Settlement 15th Pavilion is a Western-style building located in the former settlement of Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Former United States Consulate.

Wikipedia: 旧居留地十五番館 (JA)

350 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: 第4代兵庫県知事陸奥宗光公を讃える石碑

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第4代兵庫県知事陸奥宗光公を讃える石碑

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.

Wikipedia: Mutsu Munemitsu (EN)

563 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 10: 三宮神社

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Sannomiya Shrine is a shrine located in Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. It is the third pillar of the shrines from Ichinomiya to Hachinomiya (Ikuta Shrine Eight Shrines) that enshrine the eight pillars of Ikuta Shrine, and enshrines the life of Takitsuhime as a deity.

Wikipedia: 三宮神社 (神戸市) (JA)

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Kobe Doll Museum

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The Kobe Doll Museum (Kobe Doll Museum) was opened in 2002 with the aim of disseminating information on the history and culture of antique bisque dolls and automata.

Wikipedia: 神戸ドールミュージアム (JA), Website

765 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: 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 13: 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

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Shinomiya Shrine

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Shinomiya Shrine is a shrine located in Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan, and is one of the eight shrines of Ikuta Shrine.

Wikipedia: 四宮神社 (神戸市) (JA)

260 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Kobe Church

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Japan Christian Church Kobe Church is a church in the Kobe district of the Japan Christian Church Hyogo Parish, located in Hanakuma-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 日本基督教団神戸教会 (JA)

221 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: 花隈厳島神社

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Itsukushima Shrine is a shrine located in Hanakuma-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 厳島神社 (神戸市中央区) (JA)

1032 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 17: Meriken Park

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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.

Wikipedia: Meriken Park (EN)

1161 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 18: 本願寺神戸別院 (モダン寺)

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Honganji Kobe Betsuin is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It is a separate temple directly under the Nishi Honganji Temple (Kyoto City) of the main temple of the same school. It is also nicknamed "Modern Temple".

Wikipedia: 本願寺神戸別院 (JA)

399 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: 出雲大社神戸分祠

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Izumo Taisha Kobe Branch Shrine is a shrine located in the urban area of Kobe, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. He is known as the "God of Marriage," "the God of Fortune," and the "God of the Ghost." Enshrine the spirit of Izumo Taisha's shrine deity, the Lord of the Kingdom. Also known as "Izumo-san in Kobe"

Wikipedia: 出雲大社神戸分祠 (JA)

1512 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 20: Minatogawa Park

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Minatogawa Park is a city park located in Hyogo -ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Located on the old battlefield of the battle of Minatogawa.

Wikipedia: 湊川公園 (JA)

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