Weathercock House
Weathercock House is a building in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyogo. Weathercock House is situated nearby to Kitano-cho Plaza, as well as near the tourism office 北野観光案内所.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: Stéphane D, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Kazamidori no Yakata”, “Thomas House”, and “トーマス住宅”
- Address: 3, 北野町三丁目, 中央区, 神戸市, 兵庫県 650-0002
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moegi House and Kitano Tenman-jinja.
Kitano Tenman-jinja
Shinto shrine
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Kitano Tenman-jinja is a Shinto shrine.
Rhine House
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Rhine House is situated 160 metres east of Weathercock House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hatobachō and Hyogo-ku.
Hyogo-ku
Suburb
Photo: Pastern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyogo is one of nine wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 14.68 km2 and a population of 109,144. The area's location with a natural harbour near the Akashi Strait which links Osaka Bay and the Seto inland sea has been an important location throughout the history of Japan. Hyogo-ku is situated 3 km southwest of Weathercock House.
Kita-ku
Suburb
Photo: 松岡明芳, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 4½ km northwest of Weathercock House.
Weathercock House
- Categories: ijinkan, building, tourism, historic site, and manor estate
- Location: Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.70138° or 34° 42′ 5″ northLongitude
135.1895° or 135° 11′ 22″ eastInception
1904Open location code
8Q6QP52Q+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 302852228OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11282566
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Literary Chinese—“Weathercock House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “神戶市風見雞館”
- Chinese: “風見雞館”
- Japanese: “Kobeshi kazamidori no yakata”
- Japanese: “こうべしかざみどりのやかた”
- Japanese: “旧トーマス住宅”
- Japanese: “神戸市風見鶏の館”
- Japanese: “風見鶏の館”
- Korean: “풍항계의 집”
- Korean: “풍향계의 집”
- Literary Chinese: “神戶市風見雞館”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kitano-cho Plaza and 北野観光案内所.
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