Kitano-cho

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Kitano-cho is a historic district in Kobe, Japan, known for its preserved Western-style residences built by foreign merchants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Kyukyoryuchi (Former Foreign Settlement) 0 1
Moegi House 0 1
Sannomiya area 0 1
Uroko House 0 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
tourist attraction
climate humid subtropical climate
country Japan
developedInPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
governingBody Kobe
surface form: Kobe City Government
hasActivity guided walking tours
museum visits
hasArchitecturalStyle European-style mansions
Western-style architecture
hasBuildingUse embassy-style residences
historic house museums
hasCulturalAspect blend of Japanese and Western culture
hasLandmark Kitano Tenman Shrine
Kitano-cho self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moegi House

Kitano-cho self-linksurface differs
surface form: Uroko House

Weathercock House
hasOfficialNameLanguage Japanese
hasTouristFacility cafés
restaurants
souvenir shops
hasTransportation bus access from central Kobe
walking access from Sannomiya area
hasUse museum district
residential area
hasViewOf Kobe cityscape
Osaka Bay
heritageDesignation Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings
heritageDesignationCountry Japan
knownFor Ijinkan (foreigners’ houses)
preserved Western-style residences
locatedIn Kobe
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Hyogo Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Kansai region
locatedInTimeZone Japan Standard Time
locatedNear Sannomiya Station
locatedOn Honshu
locatedOnFeature slopes of Rokko foothills
nearbyAttraction Ikuta Shrine
Nunobiki Herb Garden
partOf Chuo-ku, Kobe
primaryLanguage Japanese
significantEvent opening of Kobe Port in 1868
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kobe hasDistrict Kitano-cho
Kitano-cho hasLandmark Kitano-cho self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Moegi House
Kitano-cho hasLandmark Kitano-cho self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Uroko House
Motomachi hasNearbyDistrict Kitano-cho
this entity surface form: Kyukyoryuchi (Former Foreign Settlement)
Harborland near Kitano-cho
this entity surface form: Sannomiya area