Rokko Junior and Senior High School

Rokko Junior and Senior High School is a private Catholic secondary school for boys located in Kobe City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Founded by the Jesuits in 1937, it was the first Jesuit secondary school in Japan.

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Type: School
Description: Private boys‘ Junior and Senior High School in Japan
Also known as: “六甲中学・高等学校”, “六甲中学校”, “六甲中学校・高等学校”, “六甲学院”, and “六甲高等学校”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hyogo Kobe Gokoku Shrine and Maya Cable.

Hyogo Kobe Gokoku Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Hyogo Kobe Gokoku Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 720 metres south of Rokko Junior and Senior High School.

Maya Cable

Railway station

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Maya Cable is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Rokko Junior and Senior High School.

Rokkō Station

Railway stop

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Rokkō Station is a railway station in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Hankyu Railway Kobe Line operated by Hankyu Railway. Rokkō Station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Rokko Junior and Senior High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashinada-ku and Chūō-ku.

Higashinada-ku

Suburb

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Higashinada is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km2. and a population of 212,111. South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage. Higashinada-ku is situated 3½ km east of Rokko Junior and Senior High School.

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 5 km southwest of Rokko Junior and Senior High School.