Night View Spots in Kobe

"Xmas Street" at Kobe Kitano Ijinkan

"Xmas Street" at Kobe Kitano Ijinkan

If you exit the east exit of the Hankyu Sannomiya station and walk up the Kitano-zaka slope for about 15 minutes, there are many western-style houses built here. Accompanying the opening of the Kobe Port in 1868, a foreign settlement area was created at the west side of Mt. Rokko which had a good view and became a popular residential place for foreigners. More than 200 Western-style houses (ijinkan) were built and gave the landscape an exotic view. Approximately 60 houses left of the original Western-style houses. Encircled by an enchanting light, the Western-style houses (ijinkan) take on an extremely romantic atmosphere at night. From December to January, the area around Kitano Ijinkan serves as host to the event "Kobe-Kitano Christmas Street," and the Kitano Hill is lit up for 300 meters with 18,000 Christmas lights.

"Xmas Street" at Kobe Kitano Ijinkan

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