Kitano chō

Kitano-chō (北野町) or Kitano Ijinkan (北野異人館) is a historical district in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, which contains a number of foreign residences from the late Meiji and early Taishō eras of Japanese history. While the term ijinkan (異人館) can refer to any foreign residence of this period in Japan, it usually refers to those of Kitano given the number and high concentration of those that remain. Ijinkan districts exist in other locales (notably Hakodate and Nagasaki), but due to war and natural disasters, these districts are not as well preserved.

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• Pigeon in kitano ch
• Map of Kitanocho Chuo Ward Kobe HyC58Dgo 650 0002 Japan
• References

Map of Kitanocho, Chuo Ward, Kobe, Hy%C5%8Dgo 650-0002, Japan

While some of the houses still serve as residences, many are open to tourists, making Kitano-chō one of the principal tourist attractions in Kobe.