Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Kobe, Japan

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 5.5 km
Ascend 124 m
Descend 140 m

Experience Kobe in Japan in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in KobeIndividual Sights in Kobe

Sight 1: 神戸文化ホール

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Kobe Culture Hall is a music and theater hall located in Okurayama Park in Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. Home of the Kobe Philharmonic. It opened on April 1, 1973 with the aim of improving the culture of the region. There is a large hall and a medium hall.

Wikipedia: 神戸文化ホール (JA)

520 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

608 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: 走水神社

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Hashi Udo Jinja is a shrine located at 5-chome, Motomachi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It sits facing the east-west road one street south of the Motomachi shopping street.

Wikipedia: 走水神社 (神戸市) (JA)

410 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

450 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: 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 6: 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)

791 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Kobe Overseas Chinese History Museum

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The Kobe Museum of Overseas Chinese History is a private humanities museum founded in 1979 located in Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. In 1980, it was designated as one of the "100 Best Hyogo Culture" by the Kobe Shimbun in Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 神戸華僑歴史博物館 (JA)

383 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

350 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

74 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Kobe City Museum

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The Kobe City Museum opened in Kobe, Japan in 1982. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a municipality.

Wikipedia: Kobe City Museum (EN)

227 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: 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

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Kobe Lamp Museum

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Kobe Rampu Museum (Kobe Ranpu Museum) was a museum located in Kyomachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. It closed on February 28, 2022.

Wikipedia: 神戸らんぷミュージアム (JA)

362 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: 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

453 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 14: 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)

514 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Minato no Mori Park

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Kobe Earthquake Reconstruction Memorial Park is an urban park (general park) located in the Shinko district of Chuo Ward, Kobe City.

Wikipedia: 神戸震災復興記念公園 (JA), Website

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