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.
this entity surface form:
Moegi House
this entity surface form:
Uroko House
this entity surface form:
Kyukyoryuchi (Former Foreign Settlement)
this entity surface form:
Sannomiya area