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Kitano-cho is a city district at the foot of the Rokko mountain range where many Western business people settled down in the second half of the 19th century, after the Port of Kobe was opened to foreign trade.
A number of former mansions of Western residents remain in the area and are open to the public. Most charge an admission fee of about 300 to 500 Yen.

The area also offers many pleasant cafes, restaurants and boutiques and is a favorite among young Japanese couples.

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No New Posts Sorakuen Garden

Sorakuen is a traditional Japanese landscape garden in the center of Kobe. The garden used to be part of the residence of Kodera Kenkichi, a former mayor of Kobe, but was opened to the public in 1941.

All the buildings, which had originally stood in the garden, were destroyed in the war, except for a stable. The former home of a foreign trader, the Hassam House, was moved into the Sorakuen Garden from the Kitano district in 1961.

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No New Posts Nankinmachi

Kobe's chinatown, also known as Nankinmachi, is a rather small chinatown, but offers a nice atmosphere and some good food.

Nankinmachi developed as the residential area of Chinese merchants, who settled in Kobe after the city's port had been opened to foreign trade in 1868.

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No New Posts Kobe Harborland

Kobe Harborland is a shopping and entertainment district along the waterfront of Kobe's port area, offering many cafes, restaurants, shopping malls, a ferris wheel and other forms of entertainment. It is popular dating spot among young couples.

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Kobe
Kobe is the capital of Hyogo Prefecture and one of Japan's ten largest cities. Located between the sea and the Rokko mountain range, Kobe is also considered one of Japan's most attractive cities.

Kobe has been an important port city for many centuries. Kobe Port was one of the first Japanese ports to be opened to foreign trade in the late Edo Period, and the city remains one of Japan's more cosmopolitan cities.

In January 1995, Kobe was hit by the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which killed over 5000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of buildings. A decade later, the city is completely rebuilt, and few signs of the terrible event are left.

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