Kobe City Museum

The Kobe City Museum opened in , in 1982. It is one of Japan's many museums which are supported by a municipality. The museum resulted from the merger of the Municipal Archaeological Art Museum and Municipal Namban Art Museum.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Japan
  • Also known as: “Kobe Namban collection”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Hotel and Kobe Lamp Museum.

Hotel
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The Oriental Hotel is a boutique / lifestyle hotel in Kobe, Japan, reopened on March 3, 2010. The hotel is located in the Kōbe kyū-kyoryūchi 25 bankan building at the junction of Kyōmachi-suji Avenue and Nakamachi-dōri Street in the former Kobe foreign settlement.

Museum
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is situated 150 metres northeast of Kobe City Museum.

Scenic viewpoint
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The is a landmark in the port city of , . The sightseeing tower was completed in 1963 and was temporarily closed from late 2009 to 28 April 2010 and again from 27 September 2021 to 26 April 2024 for renovation. is situated 770 metres southwest of Kobe City Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hatobachō and Hyogo-ku.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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Hyogo is one of nine wards of , . It has an area of 14.68 km2 and a population of 109,144. The area's location with a natural harbour near the which links and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japan. is situated 2½ km west of Kobe City Museum.

Suburb
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Nagata is one of 9 wards of , . It has an area of 11.46 km2, and a population of 96,072. This region suffered the largest number of casualties in the Great Hanshin earthquake. is situated 4½ km southwest of Kobe City Museum.

Kobe City Museum

Latitude
34.68728° or 34° 41′ 14″ north
Longitude
135.19293° or 135° 11′ 35″ east
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Kobe City Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Kobe Chhī-li̍p Phok-bu̍t-koán”
  • Chinese: “神戶市立博物館”
  • Esperanto: “Kobea Urba Muzeo”
  • French: “Musée municipal de Kobe”
  • French: “musée municipal de Kōbe”
  • Fulah: “Kobe City Museum”
  • German: “Stadtmuseum Kōbe”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Kota Kobe”
  • Japanese: “神戸市立南蛮美術館”
  • Japanese: “神戸市立博物館”
  • Japanese: “神戸市立考古館”
  • Korean: “고베 시립 박물관”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kobe Chhī-li̍p Phok-bu̍t-koán”
  • Russian: “Городской музей Кобе”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Former Foreign Settlement Building No. 15 and 稲荷大明神.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as 神戸市立博物館前 and Sewer System in Kobe’s Old Foreign Settlement.

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