Hiranocho

Hiranocho is a neighborhood in Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo. Hiranocho is situated nearby to the neighborhood Tennocho 1-chome, as well as near Tennocho 4-chome.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kobe Water Science Museum and Sorakuen Garden.

Sorakuen Garden

Garden

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The gardens of Sōraku-en are in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. Formerly attached to the Taishō-era residence of Kodera Yasujirō, ownership passed to the city of Kobe in 1941.

Shōfuku-ji

Buddhist temple

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Shōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita-ku and Hatobachō.

Kita is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 241.84 km2, and a population of 226,402. Kita in Japanese means North. Kita-ku is the biggest ward in Kobe and occupies the northeastern part of the city. Arima Onsen is located in Kita-ku. Kita-ku is situated 3 km northwest of Hiranocho.

Hatobachō

Neighborhood

Photo: Kok Leng Yeo, CC BY 2.0.

Hatobachō is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southeast of Hiranocho.

Chūō-ku

Suburb

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Chūō is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 28.46 km2, and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku and Ikuta-ku. Chūō-ku is situated 3 km southeast of Hiranocho.

Hiranocho

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Hiranochō”
Category: locality
Location: Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.70347° or 34° 42′ 13″ north

Longitude

135.16566° or 135° 9′ 56″ east

Elevation

138 metres (453 feet)

Open location code

8Q6QP538+97

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6440467809

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

9290168

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In Other Languages

“Hiranocho” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ひらのちょう”
Japanese: “平野町”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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